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Is obesity a disease
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:45 pm
why or why not
also if you say no because it is "self-inflicted" over time, does that mean lung cancer isn't a disease because people smoke?
also if you say no because it is "self-inflicted" over time, does that mean lung cancer isn't a disease because people smoke?
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:49 pm to DocHoliday11
No, it isn't a disease. It's largely the result of a wholesale cultural change. There are far too many easy calories available to a populace that doesn't value the time needed to prepare healthy meals.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:50 pm to Kentucker
is lung cancer a disease? it's very easy to not smoke cancer sticks
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:52 pm to DocHoliday11
Is smoking the only cause of lung cancer? Your logic is flawed.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:56 pm to DocHoliday11
If I say it's a disease can we "cure" and eradicate fatties to stop the disease from spreading?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:56 pm to BluegrassBelle
no, but it is the primary cause. Not eating healthy isn't the only cause of obesity either...
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:57 pm to BowlJackson
ha i woulnd't mind..there's nothing more annoying than seeing an overweight person riding the scooters in walmart just because they are too lazy to walk around
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:15 pm to DocHoliday11
Obesity is similar to smoking. It is not a disease, but it is a heavy trigger to diseases.
Obesity can be prevented by diet and/or exercise. Michael Phelps diet would be considered "obese" if it weren't for his exercise regimen.
I can't stand obese people...and there is a difference between overweight and obese.
Obesity can be prevented by diet and/or exercise. Michael Phelps diet would be considered "obese" if it weren't for his exercise regimen.
I can't stand obese people...and there is a difference between overweight and obese.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:16 pm to DocHoliday11
I have an 8 year-old who was 3 when I met and married her mother. Her biological father is a huge dude. 6'2" 290. Lots of muscle but some hearty fat also. Just a big dude.
Jazz is pretty big, too. She was chubby when I met her and she's pudgy still. She has a big frame. She hits cleanup on her softball team. The girl is, as she has ever been, totally obsessed with food. If we didn't control her intake constantly I don't know how big she might be. It's a constant endeavor.
The girl has the taste buds of a master chef. She can take a bite of anything and start naming what's in it. Spices, seasonings. the whole nine. She knows more spices than I do. She sipped a cola of some variety once when she was four. (It was a treat for her because she isn't allowed sodas). She sipped it, swallowed it, looked up to me and said, "Apples. Red apples. The ones that are hard in the middle." I'm telling y'all the girl's focus of existence is frickin food.
Is it a disease? Maybe. I think foremost it's her DNA demanding that she get big. Like her father. Get big. Beyond this I wonder what else is going on. Doctor says it's just DNA. I think she needs to skip a few grades and get to Cordon Bleu.
Jazz is pretty big, too. She was chubby when I met her and she's pudgy still. She has a big frame. She hits cleanup on her softball team. The girl is, as she has ever been, totally obsessed with food. If we didn't control her intake constantly I don't know how big she might be. It's a constant endeavor.
The girl has the taste buds of a master chef. She can take a bite of anything and start naming what's in it. Spices, seasonings. the whole nine. She knows more spices than I do. She sipped a cola of some variety once when she was four. (It was a treat for her because she isn't allowed sodas). She sipped it, swallowed it, looked up to me and said, "Apples. Red apples. The ones that are hard in the middle." I'm telling y'all the girl's focus of existence is frickin food.
Is it a disease? Maybe. I think foremost it's her DNA demanding that she get big. Like her father. Get big. Beyond this I wonder what else is going on. Doctor says it's just DNA. I think she needs to skip a few grades and get to Cordon Bleu.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:25 pm to DocHoliday11
Watch a Tour De France rerun and count the fat people on the sides of the road..
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:33 pm to DocHoliday11
I'm overweight and I know why, the older I get the harder it is to lose it, wish I hadn't spent so many years yoyoing my weight before I got clean and sober. No it's not a disease.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:34 pm to DocHoliday11
1% of the time yes. (like a real glandular problem or something else wrong with the brain to cause excess weight gain)
99% of the time no.
99% of the time no.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:36 pm to Hardy_Har
It is not a disease.
I do believe all the hormones an chemicals that are fed to the food supply is a contributor to our society's weight issues.
That and there are to many people that refuse to take responsibility for their actions.
I do believe all the hormones an chemicals that are fed to the food supply is a contributor to our society's weight issues.
That and there are to many people that refuse to take responsibility for their actions.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:44 pm to DocHoliday11
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also if you say no because it is "self-inflicted" over time, does that mean lung cancer isn't a disease because people smoke?
I think the people who smoke and end up with lung cancer shouldn't blame fate for their "disease" when they did it to themselves.
Just like I think people who eat 10,000 calories a day, don't do a lick of exercise, and end up ballooning up to half ton and wash themselves with a rag on a stick don't have a "disease", they're lazy worthless fricks.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:50 pm to 5thTiger
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Obesity is similar to smoking. It is not a disease, but it is a heavy trigger to diseases.
This.
Obesity is to heart disease what smoking is to lung cancer.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:50 pm to WG_Dawg
Agree. Along with most everything eise posted. I was just curious with what people thought
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:55 pm to DocHoliday11
The answer is No, you aren't vain and Yes, it's OK to make fun of. 
Posted on 4/1/15 at 2:00 pm to DocHoliday11
I don't tend to think of it as a disease. It plays a role in more diseases than most people realize though and is going to be a burden our society won't be able to carry unless things change.
One thing to keep in mind though is that considering something as a disease doesn't confer (or absolve someone of) responsibility for it. Even if it is a disease, that doesn't mean obese people get fat naturally regardless of what they do in a significant majority of cases.
One thing to keep in mind though is that considering something as a disease doesn't confer (or absolve someone of) responsibility for it. Even if it is a disease, that doesn't mean obese people get fat naturally regardless of what they do in a significant majority of cases.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 2:53 pm to DocHoliday11
No, it's not a disease. But food addiction is real. The more junk food people eat, the more sugar the take in, the more they crave it. A friend of mine who is a doctor once told me food addiction is righ up there with nicotine and alcohol in being the hardest to break.
Let's be honest - junk food, including fast food, is easier and cheaper than eating healthy. So lower income people gravitate there because it's afforadable. It's takes a lot more money and planning to feed a family healthy food. Junk food is easy to reach for, doesn't require much thought or prep work, so it's what people grab when they're in a hurry, or feeling tired or depressed and not waning to cook.
Does that excuse people for being obese? Not at all. But I understand how they can get there.
Let's be honest - junk food, including fast food, is easier and cheaper than eating healthy. So lower income people gravitate there because it's afforadable. It's takes a lot more money and planning to feed a family healthy food. Junk food is easy to reach for, doesn't require much thought or prep work, so it's what people grab when they're in a hurry, or feeling tired or depressed and not waning to cook.
Does that excuse people for being obese? Not at all. But I understand how they can get there.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 2:55 pm to semotruman
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Let's be honest - junk food, including fast food, is easier and cheaper than eating healthy. So lower income people gravitate there because it's afforadable. It's takes a lot more money and planning to feed a family healthy food. Junk food is easy to reach for, doesn't require much thought or prep work, so it's what people grab when they're in a hurry, or feeling tired or depressed
You can 't leave where I work and go get a truly healthy "fast" meal unless you go to the grocery store.
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