First Person: Obesity's Classified as a Disease, but Losing Weight Is on Me

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First Person: Obesity's Classified as a Disease, but Losing Weight Is on Me

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-obesitys-classified-disease-losing-weight-182000450.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Mr6cFub2L3prBLb.d9xStA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2645737.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: Obesity's Classified as a Disease, but Losing Weight Is on Me" align="left" title="First Person: Obesity's Classified as a Disease, but Losing Weight Is on Me" border="0" /></a>The American Medical Association last week declared obesity a disease. That's a step, doctors say, that will help medical professionals better treat a condition that affects 78 million adults and 12 million children. Yahoo News invited Americans who qualify as obese -- those with a BMI above 30 -- to share their story and perspective on the news. Here's one.</p><br clear="all"/>

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