Recently, the American Medical Association (AMA) has officially declared “ obesity ” as a “ disease , ” which is bringing considerable attention. People say that such official decision from an authorized medical association is expected to have a huge impact in the society. By classifying obesity as a type of disease, over 30 percent of Americans became patients all of a sudden . Some analysts predict that that the rise in the number of “ patients ” can lead to dramatic increase in drug prescription, resulting in confusion and chaos. On the other hand, other analysts have positive perspectives on the designation of obesity as disease, saying that official recognition will encourage more support/funding on treatment and future researches. In an interview with the US Today, Professor Samuel Klein the director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said, “ The most important aspect of AMA decision is that AMA ...
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