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Well, we can all start by running and screaming bloody murder the next time someone tells you they have "Metabolic Syndrome."

Or better yet... embrace the ADA's language. The first step toward not treating obesity like a disease is not calling it a disease. "Cardio-Metabolic Risk" is an ADA-acceptable term, but we really shouldn't be calling people names in the first place.

Lodged into a society that parades stick-thin women and muscle-clad men on every billboard and marketable surface, it's clear why so many feel the need to slim down to an "appropriate" size.

But the truth is, there is no "normal" size. It doesn't exist. If every healthy person on this planet were weighed and calculated to a worldwide average number, the human prototype would crush any old Vogue model. With her or his healthy, meaty arm.

Fat is healthy; we need it to live. Too much is not. But too much' plus a lifetime of drugs is the perfect recipe for pulling a disease label out of thin air, creating a phantom illness to sell a product.

Weight loss supplements should be seen as simply that: "supplements." Not a replacement. Not a cure. It is up to the consumer to understand that prescriptions are not remedies. Yes, a drug can help lower your blood pressure or lose weight, but ultimately, it cannot replace proper diet and exercise. We must care for ourselves before pawning that responsibility off on a doctor or money-making conglomerate.

-The skinny on the solution-

So. If your doctor diagnoses you or a friend with Metabolic Syndrome, remember to first look at the lifestyle choices that address the root of the problem. A lifetime of drugs will never compare to a healthy way of life.

It is both a privilege and a responsibility to explore every option to care for our bodies, but it shouldn't start with a bottle of pills. Regardless of how easy that option sounds, obesity and metabolic issues require a complete solution.

Weight loss supplements and drugs for obesity may have some place in medicine, but the prescription-calling disease label does not.

(Note: In this article, the terms "supplements" and "drugs" are used interchangeably as both are prescribed as treatment.)

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