Apparently Doctors in the US have decided that being a 'fat bastard' (aka morbidly obese), is no longer a personal responsibility issue, but is in fact to be classed as a 'disease' - on the par in fact with cancer.
American Medical Association After You!
The approved measure as voted on by the American Medical Association was "RESOLVED,
That our American Medical Association recognise obesity as a disease
state with multiple pathophysiological aspects requiring a range of
interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention."