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An article entitled [http://creation.com/darwinism-it-was-all-in-the-family Darwinism: it was all in the family] declares concerning Erasmus Darwin:
An article entitled [http://creation.com/darwinism-it-was-all-in-the-family Darwinism: it was all in the family] declares concerning Erasmus Darwin:
{{cquote|His love of food (particularly fruits, sugar, cream and butter) was matched by his dislike of exercise, and by the age of 46 he had grown so corpulent that a semi-circle had to be cut out of his dining table to accommodate his girth at meal times.<ref>[http://creation.com/darwinism-it-was-all-in-the-family Darwinism: it was all in the family]</ref>}}
{{cquote|His love of food (particularly fruits, sugar, cream and butter) was matched by his dislike of exercise, and by the age of 46 he had grown so corpulent that a semi-circle had to be cut out of his dining table to accommodate his girth at meal times.<ref>[http://creation.com/darwinism-it-was-all-in-the-family Darwinism: it was all in the family]</ref>}}
== Physical and mental health related problems associated with obesity ==
Some of the medical conditions associated with [[obesity]] include: type 2 [[diabetes]], [[high blood pressure]], high [[cholesterol]] and [[triglyceride]]s, coronary artery disease (CAD), [[stroke]], [[arthritis]], [[cancer]], sleep apnea, [[reproduction|reproductive problems]] in women and varicose veins.<ref>
*[http://www.webmd.com/diet/tc/obesity-health-risks-of-obesity]
*[http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_consequences.htm]
*[http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/obesity]
*[http://stanfordhospital.org/clinicsmedServices/COE/surgicalServices/vascularSurgery/patientEducation/varicose.html]</ref> In addition, [[medical science]] research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.<ref>
*[http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/41/18/25.1.full]
*[http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2009/08/25/as-waistlines-widen-brains-shrink.html]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21167850]
*[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100714112832.htm]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/instance/2568718/]</ref>
[[Image:Cerebellum.png|right|thumb|240px|[[Medical science]] research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.<ref>
*[http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/41/18/25.1.full]
*[http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2009/08/25/as-waistlines-widen-brains-shrink.html]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21167850]
*[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100714112832.htm]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/instance/2568718/]</ref>]]
According to the Mayo Clinic some of the symptoms associated with obesity can include:
{{cquote|
* Difficulty sleeping
* Snoring
* Sleep apnea
* Pain in your back or joints
* Excessive sweating
* Always feeling hot
* Rashes or infection in folds of your skin
* Feeling out of breath with minor exertion
* Daytime sleepiness or fatigue
* Depression<ref>http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obesity/DS00314/DSECTION=symptoms</ref>}}
Concerning the issue of depression, [[Atheism and suicide|atheists do have higher rates of suicide than the general population.]]
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