Should obesity be treated as a disease?
Obesity is complex,that can have many causrs,such as endocrine (like malfunctioning of thyroxin) but often the condition is from a combination of overeating and inactivity. For some,there are genetic factors that produce a tendency to overweight even with the consumption of what would be for most people an appropriate number of calories.
Whether the causes are genetic,reside in the brain,or hormonal,it is most often difficult to sort out.
Many say there is only one cause of obesity - consuming too many calories.Well,food is dealt in different ways by different bodies - some people who eat a lot seem to be thin while others appear to eat little but be overweight. Genetic,psychological and metabolic factors have all been blamed for obesity. If you see,these may help to explain why people eat too much,nothing can actually be the cause.
There are no medical conditions that cause obesity. Thyroid deficiency does lead to weight gain,but again,only if the person is consuming too many calories.
Well,don't you feel there should be some obesity strategy,like - 'Millions are killed due to obesity,the cost is billions but the cure is free. So consume less calories.'?
If obesity starts being seen as a chronic diseaed,there are higher chances of individuals being denied employment.
Don't you feel that classifying obesity as a chronic disease is just measuring fat tissue vs muscle mass.
Right from physicians to philosophers know that declaring obesity a disease is simply a mistake. Obesity is not a disease. It is simply a risk factor for various diseases. It is completely false to say that everyone who is obese is ill and everyone who is of a normal weight is not ill.
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Whether the causes are genetic,reside in the brain,or hormonal,it is most often difficult to sort out.
Many say there is only one cause of obesity - consuming too many calories.Well,food is dealt in different ways by different bodies - some people who eat a lot seem to be thin while others appear to eat little but be overweight. Genetic,psychological and metabolic factors have all been blamed for obesity. If you see,these may help to explain why people eat too much,nothing can actually be the cause.
There are no medical conditions that cause obesity. Thyroid deficiency does lead to weight gain,but again,only if the person is consuming too many calories.
Well,don't you feel there should be some obesity strategy,like - 'Millions are killed due to obesity,the cost is billions but the cure is free. So consume less calories.'?
If obesity starts being seen as a chronic diseaed,there are higher chances of individuals being denied employment.
Don't you feel that classifying obesity as a chronic disease is just measuring fat tissue vs muscle mass.
Right from physicians to philosophers know that declaring obesity a disease is simply a mistake. Obesity is not a disease. It is simply a risk factor for various diseases. It is completely false to say that everyone who is obese is ill and everyone who is of a normal weight is not ill.
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