Is obesity really a serious health risk?

Is obesity really a serious health risk?Although there is a lot of talk about obesity being America's number one killer, have you ever stopped to think that it might be propaganda? The diet industry is a very big, 40 billion dollar a year business.

Is it possible that diseases we often blame obesity for, such as heart disease and cancer, are not CAUSED by obesity, but simply correlated with it? Meaning that the real causes of these diseases are a sedentary lifestyle or a high fat/sugar diet, not just having too much fat on the body?

When you think about it, dieting is a real scam. Less than 95% of people who diet are able to keep the weight off long term. In addition to high failure rates, many diets can lead to severe health problems, and occasionally death. What kind of medical expert would administer any sort of treatment plan with such high risks and low results?

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Fat-Lies-Weight-Health/dp/0936077425/ref=pd_sim_b_1

http://www.colorado.edu/StudentGroups/wellness/NewSite/BdyImgShockingStats.html

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195169360/sr=8-1/qid=1152019985/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-2936868-1795146?ie=UTF8
Well, Dacey, you obviously didn't read my question. (see the part where I say that obesity DOESN'T cause health problems)

~Dacey~
You answered your own question. It is a serious health risk because it causes other things like heart disease.

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