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Obesity is most dangerous among the children and the elderly, whose bones, [[liver]]s, and [[lung]]s are too weak to deal with the excess weight and fat. Obesity can significantly shorten a person's lifespan.

Obesity is most dangerous among the children and the elderly, whose bones, [[liver]]s, and [[lung]]s are too weak to deal with the excess weight and fat. Obesity can significantly shorten a person's lifespan.

Many in the medical establishment consider obesity to be an illness,<ref>[http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/4650.php Is Obesity a Disease?] Medical News Today</ref> in the sense that it is a serious medical condition, but disagree about the root causes of non-hormone related obesity. The medical world is nearly unanimously agreed that obesity is a big problem in the Western world, and in fact becoming a problem world wide.<ref>"... when it comes to obesity—which dominates nutrition problems even in some of the poorest countries of the world—it is the calories that count." [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=eating-made-simple Eating Made Simple] - Scientific American</ref>  

Many in the medical establishment consider obesity to be an illness,<ref>[http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/4650.php Is Obesity a Disease?] Medical News Today</ref> in the sense that it is a serious medical condition, but disagree about the root causes of non-hormone related obesity. The medical world is nearly unanimously agreed that obesity is a big problem in the Western world, and in fact becoming a problem worldwide.<ref>"... when it comes to obesity—which dominates nutrition problems even in some of the poorest countries of the world—it is the calories that count." [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=eating-made-simple Eating Made Simple] - Scientific American</ref>  

[[Liberal|Liberals']] answer to this problem has been to shift responsibility from those who are overeating (not including people with medical factors that cause the problems), to regulating how much fat can be in foods, what foods can be served at what restaurants, and trying to put financial penalties on restaurants that serve "fatty" foods.

[[Liberal|Liberals']] answer to this problem has been to shift responsibility from those who are overeating (not including people with medical factors that cause the problems), to regulating how much fat can be in foods, what foods can be served at what restaurants, and trying to put financial penalties on restaurants that serve "fatty" foods.