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Obesity – people’s own fault or something they cannot change?
Obesity is one of the greatest burdens for health systems because it leads to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Research shows that both genetics and environment influence people’s weight, but obesity is not classified as a disease because most people still believe that overweight is self-inflicted. Experts believe that categorizing obesity as a disease may be the key to tackling the crisis, whereas others believe that medicalizing obesity removes responsibility from people who are overweight
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