Obesity

Statement: Obesity should be labeled a disease.

Do you agree or disagree with the statement and why?

There are so many different causes of obesity, some are genetic, some are thyroid related, some are medications causing it and then you have the eating disorders of people who are truly addicted to food and can't stop. I'm not sure that all can be classified as a disease?

Disagree. It can be a virus but still you can't get obese if you don't have enough money to buy too much food to eat.

It shouldn't be labeled a disease. They already take the meds for people with diabetes. If there's not enough the ones with diabetes should get them.
I think it works just like smoking. Smoking forms extra receptors for dopamine in your brain that scream and when you shut them up and give them nothing they leave.

I don't think so. Once something is "disease" it goes into the hands of those who search for a "medical" cure. I'm NOT suggesting there isn't a bio-medical basis for some cases of obesity (please read that again if I'm not making that very clear already), but what I am suggesting is there may be factors besides bio-medical. Social determinants of health play a significant factor in overall health and weight/obesity can be impacted by socio-economic status, housing and financial security, food security, any manner of things. And, yes, medical issues as well