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    • Readers debate calling obesity a disease by Community Team Jun. 19, 2013 3:14 PM The American Medical Association voted on Tuesday to join the World Health Organization and other bodies in recognizing obesity as a disease at its annual meeting in Chicago. In our comments and on social media, the CBC Community debated the merits of treating obesity that way.

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