Obesity is a disease and should be treated as such: doctors

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A survey revealed about 68% of South African women are either overweight or obese while 31% of men fall in this category. About 13% of children five are either overweight or obese.

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A leading specialist endocrinologist has warned that obesity — a public health crisis and “gateway” to more than 220 other health conditions — is not getting the medical attention it needs in South Africa...

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