obesity as a disease
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Is obesity a disease? why or why not?
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1. Is obesity a disease? Why or why not?
There is an ongoing debate over whether or not obesity is a disease and, in fact, "as obesity rates and the cost of treating obesity-related conditions increase in the United States" (www,obesity.procon.org), it has increased in intensity. There ...
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