I really agree with this article

Comments

4 responses to “I really agree with this article”

1. 

   March 8, 2004

   Bob W

   What is in there that you agree with? The article just surveyed various treatment alternatives, but I don’t see that there are things to agree or disagree with. Perhaps the statement that obesity is a disease? If so I’d be interested to hear your opinions on that subject.
   Thanks

   Reply
2. 

   March 8, 2004

   Kathleen Weaver

   I don’t think you got the article at all. The point of the article is that obesity is a DISEASE and not a life style choice.

   Reply
3. 

   March 8, 2004

   Bob W

   Yes the article says that, without elaborating much or offering justifications. I’m curious about this viewpoint and wonder why ‘prominent members of the medical community’ are starting to say this, if indeed they are.
   It seems reaonsable to me to say that there is something involuntary about obesity, in some cases. As you say it is not a lifestyle choice. And thinking of obesity as a disease conveys this involuntary aspect.
   But we must remember that it is more lucrative for the medical industry to treat a disease then to recommend lifestyle changes that might achieve the same result.

   Reply
4. 

   March 8, 2004

   Kathleen Weaver

   The reason they are claiming that obesity is a disease — and I should qualify it was mobordily obesity — is that lifestyle changes have not been successful for these patients.
   If you look at each of the diet programs, success being not just weight loss, but permanent weight loss, very few of them are successful.
   See http://www.medrants.com and look what he has said about obesity — he’s a doctor that admits he hasn’t been able to help many.

   Reply