Question 1

i  am obese?

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More detail: We would need to know your height, weight, and more usefully your waist and hip measurements before being able to make this assessment.  The cdc has a useful calculator you can use, when you have this information: http://www.Cdc.Gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.Html.

Question 2

does obesity kills ?

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Yes!: Obesity will lead to significant problems such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiomyopathy.... The list goes on and on.

Question 3

is obesity inherited?

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Usually not: There are few inherited conditions which cause obesity. Most obesity is not inherited, but obesity does tend to be "familial". One can be genetically destined to have more efficient energy use, smaller energy needs, or "slower metabolism"; and thus may become obese even if eating just moderate amounts of food; but he won't get obese if he wills himself to eat less food. He didn't inherit obesity.

Question 4

is obesity a disease?

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YES: Many factors play a role in it.

Question 5

my problem is obesity?

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Start w eval by your: Doctor. Eat healthfully ; be physically active. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must &gt; calories consumed.  Do both cardio ; weight training. You can mix ; match different kinds of physical exercise. This site helps determine calories burned for &gt; 100 activities:  http://www.Prohealth.Com/weightloss/tools/exercise/calculator1_2.Cfm.

Question 6

how can i treat obesity?

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Diet and excersize: The standared answer is a good diet and excersize program, depending on the extent of obesity, a good program can go very far.  However if that fails and you meet special criteria surgical weight loss options have come a long way.  These days procedures can be outpatient operations or 1-2 day hospital stays with very safe results in the right facility.  Your best source though should be your pcp.

Question 7

why is obesity a good thing?

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Obesity: Being obese is not a good thing. It increases your risk of developing a long list if medical problems, and in general, increases your risk of death.

Question 8

obesity cause and solutions?

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Eating/exercise: Obesity is caused by eating too many calories and/or burning too few calories.

Obesity goes away by taking in fewer daily calories than you burn.  So eat less calories and exercise more.  Weight daily and if your weight is staying the same or going down you're on the right track.  If it goes up, then you're not doing enough.  Period.

Question 9

is being obese a disability?

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Obesity: Obesity indicates
•	Poor Dietary habits with lack of discipline
•	Lack of Exercise
•	Poor coping with stresses in life
It is Not what you eat, 
IT IS what is eating you!

Being obese is not a Disability

Obesity can lead to
•	Diabetes
•	Heart disease
•	High Blood Pressure
Complications of these diseases can  cause Disability

Question 10

how can i remove my obesity?

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Reduce weight: This is a repeat of what I have said before. My philosophy is that the best way to lose weight is not by dieting, but by changing your lifestyle to a healthier one. You don't need a drastic diet. Make small changes. Eat the right portions, eat 3-5 small meals a day, cut back on carbs and sugars, increase lean protein/veggie/fruit/water intake, and start doing some cardiovascular exercise.

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