Do you believe that having the disease of obesity lets you off the hook for making unhealthy food choices? Is what you choose to eat even related to the disease of obesity? Does knowing that obesity is considered to be a chronic disease relieve you of all personal responsibility for assisting in the treatment of the disease? What about other chronic diseases? Aren’t most people advised to eat healthy foods and to exercise as a way to help manage diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic diseases? Having the disease of obesity is not related to personal responsibility in many ways to include genetics, neurotransmitters, biological hormones, and other factors. Yet, there are many ways that taking personal responsibility in a variety of ways can effectively help manage the disease of obesity. Are you willing to put forth the effort in those areas? Remember… you are responsible for the effort you put into whatever you do… but not necessarily the outcome. Let’s get started with this week’s episode!

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Articles to read related to this week’s episode:

Why Obesity is a Disease https://obesitymedicine.org/blog/why-is-obesity-a-disease/

Disease of Obesity https://asmbs.org/patients/disease-of-obesity/

Is Obesity a Disease? https://health.clevelandclinic.org/obesity-is-now-considered-a-     disease

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