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This is false. Obesity wasn’t considered a disease until 2013. [1] The term has been around since the late 17th century [2] [1]: https://obesitymedicine.org/bl
by blackqueeriroh 1y ago
This is false. Obesity wasn’t considered a disease until 2013. [1] The term has been around since the late 17th century [2]
[1]: https://obesitymedicine.org/blog/ama-adopts-policy-recognize-obesity-disease/ https://obesitymedicine.org/blog/ama-adopts-policy-recognize...
[2]: https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2019/october/the-politics-of-disease#:~:text=The%20medical%20term%20obesity%20was,Hottentot%20Venus%20from%20South%20Africa). https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2019/october/the-politics-of-...