> - untreated hypothyroidism (even low grade) > > - certain autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes > > - inborn errors of metabolism None of those con

> - untreated hypothyroidism (even low grade) > > - certain autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes > > - inborn errors of metabolism None of those conditions is sufficient to push you above borderline obesity (~30 BMI). To get beyond that requires something else. I will not subscribe to the GP's notion that "something else" is necessarily a "very critical character flaw", but I also will not accept that it is out of the control of the person in question.