Obesity a Disease or Lack of Will Power?

Obesity a Disease or Lack of Will Power? (livligahome)

Recently the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to label obesity a disease. There are many that think this was a long time coming. Several other national organizations have already designated obesity as a disease like the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Social Security Administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Why is this important? Medical reimbursement. It is a way to get the government and health insurance providers to pay our medical bills. In reality, they have already been paying the bills but under a different name: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, heart disease and stroke, to name a few. Click here to read the entire article...



re-posted from Sheila's Blog on TheEpochTimes.com