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According to Medicare, obesity is a disease. But according to others, it's actually a lifestyle. April Herndon, an associate professor of English

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Lifestyle intervention 'offers long-term benefits to obese patients with diabetes' - World News, 51273

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Lifestyle intervention for overweight patients with diabetes provides long-term benefits

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