Obesity ranks second among preventable causes of death. Considering many will argue that obesity is a disease because it meets the required definition of disease, in reality, obesity is not a disease; it is an unhealthy lifestyle with only negative effects. Although it does meet the need of the definition, it is simply a preventable risk that leads to other unwanted health issues such as strokes, type 2 diabetes, cancers, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Background and Causes
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