Obesity is a major problem in countries all around the world. With billions of people living unhealthy lives, the consequences are very significant. Is obesity a disease? Or is it something else? Let's discuss it on today's episode of Thinking in English!

TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/07/134-is-obesity-a-disease/

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Vocabulary List
Obese (adj) - extremely fat in a way that is dangerous for health
She was not just overweight, she was obese
To consider (v) - to believe someone or something to be, or think of him, her, or it as something
He is considered to be the greatest ever tennis player
Preventable (adj) - able to be prevented or stopped
That company was investigated after numerous preventable accidents occurred.
To impair (v) - to make it weaker so that it is less effective
A knee injury impaired his chances of winning the tournament
Imbalance (n) - a situation in which two things that should be equal or that are normally equal are not
There is a huge economic imbalance between the two countries
Inactive (adj) - doing nothing
It’s bad for your health to be physically inactive
To suffer (v) - to experience physical or mental pain
She’s been suffering from cancer for two years
Self-inflicted (adj) - if an injury or a problem is self-inflicted, you have caused it yourself
Her injury was self-inflicted: she cut herself while cooking dinner

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