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The argument that obesity is healthy is completely off-base. True, after certain traumatic procedures, such as heart attack the overweight fair better. However, the undisputable fact is that obesity is the #1 cause of preventable cardiovascular disease, thereby increasing the chance of heart attack. I feel as if the guests on the show are completely denying the fact that obesity does increase one?s risk for disease (cardiovascular, diabetes, renal disease, joint problems). I don?t believe that overweight people are making a conscious decision to be fat, but they should acknowledge the involved health risk.

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I am a bit disturbed by the hesitance or resistance to the label ?obese.? The guests on the show say they prefer the label ?fat? as it does not imply a medical problem. However, being significantly overweight is a health problem. Obesity is the #1 cause of preventable cardiovascular disease, can contribute to kidney failure, diabetes, and a host of other pathologies. Though it is not a ?disease? I believe that overweight people should acknowledge the health risk.

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