chjknnoodl t1_j5j20xd wrote on January 23, 2023 at 10:22 AM

Reply to comment by NatvoAlterice in How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends, and even neighbors. Study of the gut and mouth microbiomes of thousands of people from around the world raises the possibility that diseases linked to microbiome dysfunction, including cancer, diabetes, and obesity, could be partly transmissible. by MistWeaver80

Obesity is most certainly a disease and is recognized as so by the American Medical Association. No reason not to call it one it, fits the definition. It's not much of a choice tho, it's rooted in your genetics, wealth, and upbringing. You could just choose to exercise, just as a smoker could choose to stop, but it's not that easy to say no to your body is it.