Is Obesity A Lack Of Will, A Poor Lifestyle Choice, Or A Disease?
By Chuck Dinerstein, MD, MBA There is no doubt that obesity is a growing global problem, lying at one end of the spectrum from its less talked but equally malnourished polar opposite, hunger. Some argue that defining obesity as a disease will change the trajectory of the problem for the better — time for a closer examination. What is a disease? That, of course, is the million-dollar question, and as you have come to learn, it is complicated. We are biological creatures, and to our best understanding, we are in an equilibrium internally and externally. That equipoise, let’s for the minute … Continue reading Is Obesity A Lack Of Will, A Poor Lifestyle Choice, Or A Disease?