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Va AandM
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Va AandM

The medical establishment changed their opinion after the cloning of leptin

There was a push to in some quarters but when leptin and then other genes were identified (MC4-R mutations for one) it catalyzed discussion. To expand what Joester notes in item 3, the increases in cardiovascular diseases, cancers, kidney disease and neurologic disorders, chief among them dementia, are very greatly increased in the obese ** Edited by Va AandM at 11/15/2023, 9:36:10 AM
Posted: 11/15/2023 at 09:34 AM ET
(In response to this post by JoesterVT)

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Just heard obesity referred to as a disease- seriously?
turkeywinghokie • 11/15/23 09:08 AM ET
Do you think alcoholism is one? If so, than so is obesity. Very similar.
cincyhokie • 11/16/23 04:55 PM ET
So Sports Illustrated has a lot of sick girls in bathing suits now. **
DonHo-kieHi • 11/16/23 05:59 AM ET
you don't need drugs to lose weight. You need to eat healthy - not eat crap**
BobG • 11/15/23 07:41 PM ET
Norm MacDonald: "Alcoholism is a disease, but I think it's the best one"
Baltimore Hokie • 11/15/23 01:53 PM ET
You need to understand that everyone gets to "speak their truth".**
GobblerCE • 11/15/23 12:36 PM ET
I'd rather it be called a disease than the current trend of calling it
HokieGator • 11/15/23 12:19 PM ET
Tied to Diabetes / insulin modulation. Some people have a certain brain che
reconhokie • 11/15/23 10:33 AM ET
Looks like I took a bat to the birdcage, but a simple question
turkeywinghokie • 11/15/23 10:25 AM ET
No / Research Articles
reconhokie • 11/15/23 10:38 AM ET
Yes
Beerman • 11/15/23 10:33 AM ET
Maybe even doing it for years before there were "years".**
PhotoHokieNC • 11/15/23 03:05 PM ET
Are you trying to confuse the stoners ? **
Hoakie82 • 11/15/23 11:50 PM ET
...unless we are talking about COVID.**
MP4VT2004 • 11/15/23 01:21 PM ET
I would hazard a a guess...
Beerman • 11/15/23 02:20 PM ET
The dictionary definition of a disease is overly broad and people are
HokieNoVA • 11/15/23 10:03 AM ET
Obscene profit potentially? Yeah, definitely. Over 100%? Mathematically
Late 80s Hokie • 11/15/23 05:06 PM ET
Just change the definition to fit ....that's acceptable now.**
ColoVT82 • 11/15/23 01:05 PM ET
Disease != infection
Beerman • 11/15/23 09:55 AM ET
So by that logic, type 2 diabetes isn’t a disease either**
VT Pops • 11/15/23 09:49 AM ET
Or in many cases, heart disease.**
reestuart • 11/15/23 10:33 AM ET
Quit calling lung cancer a disease. They didn't have to smoke!**
JoesterVT • 11/15/23 10:10 AM ET
There's a big difference between lung cancer and obesity
HokieNoVA • 11/15/23 10:26 AM ET
It's definitely disease. It makes people ill.
JoesterVT • 11/15/23 09:20 AM ET
This is the Lounge, we are experts in all things medicals!!
FfxStationHokie • 11/15/23 09:53 AM ET
Not all, but most.
HWA • 11/15/23 11:54 AM ET
The medical establishment changed their opinion after the cloning of leptin ◄
Va AandM • 11/15/23 09:34 AM ET
American endocrinologists thank the American Heart Assn. for pushing the...
EDGEMAN • 11/15/23 09:44 AM ET
not to mention by classifying it as a disease, Drs can treat it with pharma
Vienna_Hokie • 11/15/23 09:40 AM ET
There are quite a few diseases that can be self inflicted. **
vthokieq • 11/15/23 09:50 AM ET
Yep and not stigmatizing the behavior that directly leads to it is dumb
Vienna_Hokie • 11/15/23 10:20 AM ET
Calling something a disease doesn't mean the victim was helpless
Beerman • 11/15/23 10:37 AM ET
Not sure how it makes people feel good about it either. **
vthokieq • 11/15/23 10:44 AM ET
Everyone would rather do that...lol
EDGEMAN • 11/15/23 09:44 AM ET
^Ding..Ding^**
BleedinOandM • 11/15/23 09:42 AM ET