Paris, Jan 14, 2025 (AFP) - Is obesity a disease? Sometimes but not always, experts decide

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Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories -- and diagnosed using more accurate measurements. The recommendations hoped to move past the blame and discrimination that often revolve around obesity, which is estimated to affect more than a billion people worldwide. "The idea of obesity as a dise......

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