Chronic disease

Bahamababygirl
Bahamababygirl Posts: 59 Member
edited November 18 in Fitness and Exercise
Obesity is acknowledged as a chronic disease,why?

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    But reversible.
  • jpaulie
    jpaulie Posts: 917 Member
    Your point?
  • Bahamababygirl
    Bahamababygirl Posts: 59 Member
    jpaulie wrote: »
    Your point?

    no point ,just want to litsen to peoples opinion on this perspective.
  • stevet621
    stevet621 Posts: 63 Member
    Bahamababygirl wrote: »
    Obesity is acknowledged as a chronic disease.

    In some cases, sure. No arguing thyroid issues and other dysfunctions. But it's over generalized, and often reversible.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    What, that it is out of one's hands?
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Personally I look at it not so much as a disease but as an injury you inflict on yourself. Like smoking or taking drugs. in and of themselves they are not diseases. (If I am wrong about that then I am sure there is someone who can inform me).

    Having said that obesity (smoking and drugs) cause some pretty chronic diseases.

    What point do you wish to make OP?
  • Bahamababygirl
    Bahamababygirl Posts: 59 Member
    I just dont understand why it is a chronic disease ?
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    "chronic" just means it occurs again and again or extends over a great deal of time. Considering that obesity is something that people live with for decades, it sounds chronic to me. However, that says nothing about the cure.
  • Bahamababygirl
    Bahamababygirl Posts: 59 Member
    operation?
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    there's a whole debate sub-forum where you might find conversations already underway about this topic.

    not chasing you away or anything. just fyi
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    Bahamababygirl wrote: »
    Obesity is acknowledged as a chronic disease,why?

    did you google your question, the answer is in a lot of medical articles on line.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Opinions and perspectives are cheap.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Bahamababygirl wrote: »
    operation?


    Hardly. The cure for obesity is to eat less and/or move more. Even after an operation, the reason people lose weight isn't because they had an operation but because they are put on a low calorie diet.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    It's an ongoing condition, so it's chronic. It's not like you're obese for a week or a month, then it goes away.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Bahamababygirl wrote:
    Obesity is acknowledged as a chronic disease,why?

    Google to the rescue..

    The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a move that could induce physicians to pay more attention to the condition and spur more insurers to pay for treatments.

    “Recognizing obesity as a disease will help change the way the medical community tackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in three Americans,” Dr. Patrice Harris, a member of the association’s board, said in a statement. She suggested the new definition would help in the fight against Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, which are linked to obesity.

    To some extent, the question of whether obesity is a disease or not is a semantic one, since there is not even a universally agreed upon definition of what constitutes a disease.

    Still, some doctors and obesity advocates said that having the nation’s largest physician group make the declaration would focus more attention on obesity. And it could help improve reimbursement for obesity drugs, surgery and counseling.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/business/ama-recognizes-obesity-as-a-disease.html


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