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-: You know, one of the most common misbeliefs about obesity
is that it's a problem of willpower and moral failure,
and indeed, that is the farthest from the truth.
It turns out that obesity is considered a chronic disease
with multiple determinants
such as genetics, biology, heritage, behaviors
such as what you eat and how you move your body around
and your culture.
It's also a tug of war between what you eat
and what you burn and changes in metabolism
as you lose weight.
People can lose weight short-term
by changing their behavior,
but the problems of obesity
is that there's a change in metabolism,
people tend to get hungrier and burn less calories.
That's why we think of it as a chronic long-term disease.
I hope that perspective and understanding
helps you realize that you would benefit
from additional support and resources
to help manage your weight.
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