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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Is Obesity a Disease?

Definitely a topic for our class! Here's a piece from Patti Neighmond (NPR) pointing out how classifying obesity as a disease might make it easier those dealing with this health issue.

Differences in brain chemistry can affect an individual's likelihood of weight gain.
Katherine Streeter for NPR
Posted by Dawn M. Richardson at 1:05 PM
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