Obesity is now considered a disease

[JTrain528]

The AMA has declared obesity as a disease.

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-76362438/

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[RickRock13]

Definitely not a disease, thats an excuse....but its only contagious if you are lazy....

 

[stevesmi]

some people have a legitimate reason for being obese. but the far majority can do something about it and got that way through poor lifestyle choices.

but what does it matter what you call it? the bottom line is most Americans are overweight. especially the 35+ male demographic. its considered cool to have a belly thanks to characters like Homer Simpson. its cool to drink a 6 pack of beer every night and its cool to sit in front of the tv for 5 hours every night to watch the game and a movie.

 

[EZ_E]

Classified as a disease = doctors can now throw a bunch of drugs at the problem "thinking" it will go away.

 

[JTrain528]

I think it will cause more obese adults to seek pharmaceutical aid from their doctors instead of making positive changes towards a healthy lifestyle.
Phentermine sales will be through the roof

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[Physiophreak]

With all the obesity chatter the past few years, I always await the gyms to get flooded with more than beach goers and resolutionists thinking people will catch the fitness lifestyle bug...it never happens, I think I agree that people are going to take the easy way out and head straight to the doctors instead of actually doing something for themselves. Calling it a disease apart from people having immobility and thyroid/pituitary issues sounds loot hitting pharm companies piggie banks

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[bonacris]

I seen this making the rounds on the internet.. I raged hard at this

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=150430103

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[Physiophreak]

damn, people just trying to justify laziness

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[SpyWizard]

obama care will fix all of them with a pill...

 

[jeremyng25]

Same thing they did with addiction...addiction and obesity are not fucking diseases....!!!

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