Should We Stop Calling Obesity a 'Disease'?

Last year, it was announced that obesity is considered a disease. By calling it a disease, is this causing people to consume more high-calorie foods? Tara takes a look at the possible harmful impact of labeling obesity as a disease. Read More: Thinking 'Obesity is a Disease' Makes You More Likely To Eat High-Calorie Foods, Study Finds http://www.psypost.org/2014/04/thinking-obesity-is-a-disease-makes-you-more-likely-to-eat-high-calorie-foods-study-finds-24587 "On June 18, 2013, the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease." Obesity Is A Disease: Examining the Self-Regulatory Impact of This Public-Health Message http://pss.sagepub.com/content/25/4/997.abstract "In the current work, we examined the impact of the American Medical Association's recent classification of obesity as a disease on weight-management processes." Watch More: Are Doctors Mean to Fat Patients? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvKfPr7b_A8 TestTube Wild Card http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-440-skipping-meals?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT 10k Steps a Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwqWC6oBfQs ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq