Is obesity a disease?

They are like that because they are greedy. I don't buy any other shit like 'oh my cat died so I just ate everything' you're fat because you eat too much and don't exercise.

That's just what fat people say to feel better about themselves.

The prevalence of people with a disease or genetic mutation that causes obesity, even when that person is balancing a healthy diet and physical activity, is actually only about 2%. So, the VAST majority of obese people are simply taking in more calories than they are burning through activity and exercise, and storing the unburned calories as fat.

It has been found that people who claim "genetics" as the reason for obesity commonly get fat for two reasons: 1) it's not genetics, but rather they learn poor eating habits and sedintary lifestyles from their parents/relatives, so the whole family tends to be heavy, and 2) their genetics provided for a slower than average metabolism. Meaning they can get by with eating less, to maintain a healthy weight, or need to exercise more to burn off calories from over-eating. In both cases, avoiding obesity is done by balancing calorie intake with burn.

So, blaming the government or a disease is a cop-out in nearly all cases of obesity. We would not tolerate the government banning chips, French fries, juicy burgers, nachos and other tasty fattening food just because a subset of people eat too much of it and get fat.

So, obesity is not a disease, but rather is a symptom of poor individual health decisions in most all cases, or a symptom of one of the rare metabolic diseases that cause obesity in the ~2% of people.

The bigger problem is that the FDA approves all of these food products that people shouldn't be eating and that that government is approving of large portions of these "approved" foods. If we cut down on the large portions and add healthier options, maybe people wouldn't be so fat.

It saddens me that so many people think everyone who is fat is also a lazy asshole, you would be surprised at how such a lifestyle creeps up on you.

Nevertheless, I don't think there are common enough genetic factors for it to be considered a disease.

No

Aside from genetics, no, it is not a disease in the medical sense.

A lot of medications cause obesity, in particular many anti-psychotics and SSRIs. Major depressive disorders and anxiety disorders tend to cause severe weight gain in many individuals. Chronic stress can trigger overeating that develops into an addiction to food which leads to excessive weight gain.

Some people are lazy but the issue is much deeper for most who are obese. Obesity seems more like a symptom of other serious health issues.

So who is the number one most obese industrialized country?