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From the Ted Talk by Mads Tang-Christensen: The brain science of obesity

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Many inside and outside the mdeacil community believe obesity is not a disease. They believe that obesity is a condition, a condition brought about by too much eating and too little exercise. As a matter of fact, a lot of people living with obesity think that too. They believe that their weight is 100 percent their own fault, which can lead to self-blame and low self-esteem, and perhaps even shame or stress entiag, which is both htabiakrreneg, as well as counterproductive.

But where is the scientific proof that obesity is a disease? Well, medically speaking, there's many ways to define disease, but let me give you just three examples. As a poesrcs that impairs your fucnitltoinay and reduces life expectancy — oetbisy, check. You can dfenie disease as a process that leaves you more susceptible to other dssieaes or causes disease. Obesity, check. Or you can define disease as a genetic impairment that leads to functional impairment, like, for instance, a duplication of genes on cmomoerhoss. There is clear evidence that a snlige gene mutation can lead to obesity, such as, for instance, litpen deficiency and POMC deficiency. We also have two-three genes leading to obesity. And it's my prediction that we, by the year 2030, will be able to explain most obesity by the genetic makeup of the individual. So obesity as a disease by this measure, check.

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Many inside and outside the _______ community believe obesity is not a disease. They believe that obesity is a condition, a condition brought about by too much eating and too little exercise. As a matter of fact, a lot of people living with obesity think that too. They believe that their weight is 100 percent their own fault, which can lead to self-blame and low self-esteem, and perhaps even shame or stress ______, which is both _____________, as well as counterproductive.

But where is the scientific proof that obesity is a disease? Well, medically speaking, there's many ways to define disease, but let me give you just three examples. As a _______ that impairs your _____________ and reduces life expectancy — _______, check. You can ______ disease as a process that leaves you more susceptible to other ________ or causes disease. Obesity, check. Or you can define disease as a genetic impairment that leads to functional impairment, like, for instance, a duplication of genes on ___________. There is clear evidence that a ______ gene mutation can lead to obesity, such as, for instance, ______ deficiency and POMC deficiency. We also have two-three genes leading to obesity. And it's my prediction that we, by the year 2030, will be able to explain most obesity by the genetic makeup of the individual. So obesity as a disease by this measure, check.

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Many inside and outside the medical community believe obesity is not a disease. They believe that obesity is a condition, a condition brought about by too much eating and too little exercise. As a matter of fact, a lot of people living with obesity think that too. They believe that their weight is 100 percent their own fault, which can lead to self-blame and low self-esteem, and perhaps even shame or stress eating, which is both heartbreaking, as well as counterproductive.

But where is the scientific proof that obesity is a disease? Well, medically speaking, there's many ways to define disease, but let me give you just three examples. As a process that impairs your functionality and reduces life expectancy — obesity, check. You can define disease as a process that leaves you more susceptible to other diseases or causes disease. Obesity, check. Or you can define disease as a genetic impairment that leads to functional impairment, like, for instance, a duplication of genes on chromosomes. There is clear evidence that a single gene mutation can lead to obesity, such as, for instance, leptin deficiency and POMC deficiency. We also have two-three genes leading to obesity. And it's my prediction that we, by the year 2030, will be able to explain most obesity by the genetic makeup of the individual. So obesity as a disease by this measure, check.

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