Social Security Report

Obesity is not a curable condition

This is in response to the Dec. 29 editorial “Obesity as disability.” Obesity is not a “curable condition.” Class 3 (severe) obesity affects about 6 percent of U.S. adults. Anyone who has severe obesity or works with people who have severe obesity knows that this chronic disease is relentless. Surgical weight loss treatment can produce the most dramatic health benefits for people with severe obesity, but it only makes obesity a manageable, not curable condition….Read More

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