Last year the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease. In a June 18, 2013 press release, AMA board member Dr. Patrice Harris explained:
"Recognizing obesity as a disease will help change the way the medical community tackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in three Americans."
This may seem like a simple matter of nomenclature, but a new paper confirms that how obesity is described can have important implications for people's judgments and decisions. read more
TOPFIT says: Personally, I don't think that obesity in and of itself should be classified as a disease. This article raises some interesting points.
This morning I made time for a good run on Upper Table Rock before it got to 90 degrees, and in the afternoon I did a workout of BB bench presses and weighted chinups.
~Feelin' Alive!~
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