Doctors are told to get serious about obesity

Associated Press ^ | Nov 13, 2013 4:01 PM EST | Mike Stobbe

[cva66snipe]

Persons with weight issues as often as not have genetic traits which play a significant roll. Family pictures of grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc, from about 70 years ago can tell a person more. On my dads side it seemed there was two extremes. Very skinny or what is now called overweight. Dad and one sister were skinny and could eat all they pleased. His brother was career Navy and had weight issues all his life till about 70 years old. His sisters were on the heavy side as well. Most of the ones on the heavy side lived at least into their late 70's.

My Mom's family was the same way. Her sisters one was always heavy set and always busy doing something such as gardening etc. The oldest sister weighed maybe 85 pounds and could live on one small meal a day. The heavier one didn't eat that much either. Mom's brother is on the heavy side as were her uncles and several aunts.

I don't believe the weight in itself is the serious issue to the extent experts make it out to be. Rather I believe it's ones activity that plays a far more crucial roll.

[dforest]

The government has no right to tell doctors what to do. Period