"... opponents to classifying obesity as a disease state say “obesity results from personal choices to overeat or live a sedentary lifestyle"

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2013/06/18/ama-backs-disease-classification-for-obesity/

AMA Backs Disease Classification For Obesity

"Yet opponents to classifying obesity as a disease state say “obesity results from personal choices to overeat or live a sedentary lifestyle.” Therefore, opponents say obesity is not an illness, the council on science and public health said.

Some worry that classifying obesity as a disease would lead unnecessarily to a spike in health care costs and not necessarily improve patient outcomes."