Many people look at many things in life as not bang as serious as the really are. That why so many things in life get so far out of control before anything is ever done about it. Some times at that point it might be too late or they may have suffered massage medical consequents and might not be able to turn back or get help at that point .
Obesity can be a life threatening disease and will cause a person to suffer many physical and medical consequences as well as if it is not caught in time and handled in a proper way. Most of the time people don't realize how bad they are until it is too late. sometimes the entire family is effected with obesity and their eating habits become normal that why they don't see it as a problem.
Here are some of the medical conditions that can be caused by obesity. In most cases one of the first things to go is the knees from the amount weight on the knee joints and also the pressure. Then there are those that suffer from back pained, those are the 2 major ones and there are several others. Obesity can cause stomach problems, digestive problem, high cholesterol, high sugar levels, out of control blood pressure levels just to name few.
Obesity also can cause you to become depressed, isolated, and then eventually it will affect your self esteem, and your self confidence. When these conditions start to happen to you or those that are suffering from it start to spiral out of control. So if you think that you have a weight problem or you are obese then please find help before you start to suffer from these same conditions. So the answer to your questing is YES obesity is a lie threading disease.