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What obesity means and doesn't mean

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"Obesity" is a medical term with a finite and specific meaning. It means someone who is 30 pounds or more over their healthy weight. That's all. Nothing more, nothing less. But the term has taken on such a tremendous emotional charge, such a negative connotation, that people naturally resist seeing themselves under the classification of obesity, and as a result, fail to recognize themselves as being among those highly at risk.

Obesity does not mean lazy, sloppy, ugly or gluttonous. It isn't a value judgment; it's is a medical definition. One third of all Americans suffer from obesity. It's a health epidemic with many complex factors that go far beyond the individual. So if you're obese, okay. It doesn't mean you're not a great guy or a wonderful gal or a really super kid. It just means you're overweight enough that your health is in jeopardy. And the good news is, there's help for that!

 

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