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Debate Score:19
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Should obesity classified as a disease ?

Obesity or overweight is a multifaceted and highly complex medical condition. Simply, it's the medical condition, when the person weight becomes more than the normal weight. Obesity has become a global problem - according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Many people agree that Obesity is a disease, because it increases the risk of many diseases , but the other don't. People who disagree think that obesity causes many diseases but it's not a disease. For example, the person who suffers from obesity could suffers from heart disease which can be caused by obesity or by other things. So obesity can caused diseases sometimes, but it's not a disease!

No, it shouldn't

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Yes, it should

Side Score: 8
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A disease is something that is self inflicted, being the obesity is obviously there fault it can't be called a disease. In some cases such as thyroid problems is when you could consider it a disease.

Side: No, it shouldn't
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You can read this to make sure that obesity is not a disease

It's really great , I like it ^^

Supporting Evidence: 3 reasons why obesity is not a disease (www.annliublog.com)
Side: No, it shouldn't
1 point

this is teacher thouraya argument, I move it to a new debate because there is something wrong happened ...

thouraya ch:

I don't really see it as a disease; I think it's rather an unhealthy situation due to unhealthy routine and beahaviour. Obese people are suffering psychological troubles that may surpass physiological ones. Lots of negative emotions are usually witnessed by the obese. the feeling of guilt is a prevalent one, actually, as obesity is mainly caused by unhealthy diets and gourmandise.

Side: No, it shouldn't
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This website can help you to know what is obesity and what cause it ^^

Supporting Evidence: Obesity ... (www.webmd.com)
Side: No, it shouldn't
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No, but the underlying cause should be. It would be nice if drug companies did not make drugs that make people fat.

Side: No, it shouldn't
1 point

No, I don't think it should be classified as a disease. Because it's usually either genetic or caused by the person's bad eating habits.

Side: No, it shouldn't
1 point

Thanks Zeena for this website :)

It's very nice =3

I Hope that you like it too

Supporting Evidence: Is Obesity a Disease? Doctors Debate (www.myhealthnewsdaily.com)
Side: No, it shouldn't
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This video is a great one ..

It's about one of the doctors called (Dr.Karl ) talking about obesity

I totally agree with them, obesity is not a disease. =3

Obesity as a Disease [Dr. Karl]
Side: No, it shouldn't
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Thanks Asma Alhamar for the website ..

actually, it's the same website that zeena post =)

Anyway, thanks dear.

Supporting Evidence: Is Obesity a Disease? Doctors Debate (www.myhealthnewsdaily.com)
Side: No, it shouldn't

Not a disease, but an addiction, and since smokers get free lung transplants, I think obese people should get free gastric bypasses.

It's only fair.

Side: Yes, it should
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how it can be an addiction ??

Many doctors and people say that obesity is a disease because it causes many diseases. I agree that it causes many diseases. However, It's not a disease itself. It can be a reason of bad habit or genetic factors. In addition, you can get rid of obesity by many ways like, diet and exercise without any medicine. So, there are many reasons show that obesity is not a disease ! =3

Side: Yes, it should

I think that a form of it could be, at least on the mentality side of it. Obesity could be an eating disorder, so that's why I'm on this side.

And also, to counter what some other people are saying: I think an addiction IS a kind of disease, at least a mental one.

Side: Yes, it should
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Yes of course it is a disease it is a physiological change in the body that causes it to malfunction. We don't classify other disease by whether they are self-inflicted or not. Lung cancer is still a disease regardless of whether it was caused by smoking or not.

Side: Yes, it should
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I think its like dieses because some times its not a choices we choose it by our self . Some people are over Wight because they have some problems in hormones so its dieses .

Side: Yes, it should
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Yes me either samia. In addition, I think that the nature of humans is often uncontroled.there are many people who do exercise regularly but still they win weight. In the ither hand ,the majority of people eat alot and somtimesovereat ,and what is the result?nothing,they remain stable and even lose weight. But that doesn't mean we have to neglect the idea of working hard,patience,and petsistance and to try lose weight because it is a kind of dream to many people.

Side: Yes, it should
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No, obesity is fittnes, not health, however it can cause health problem's.

Side: Yes, it should

I think obesity should be classified as a disease just like alcoholism.

Side: Yes, it should