You might be interested to know that the word "disease" has no definitive definition. It is used kind of willy nilly and the most obvious effect of having something labeled a disease is that whatever is now called a disease then may qualify for insurance reimbursement and of course pharmaceutical or surgical intervention. There is a lot written about the medicalization of life and who profits by it. This does not mean that obesity isn't a real problem but whether or not it is a disease is unanswerable since the concept of "disease" is fluid, changing all the time and not consistent. What's important of course is that you seem to have gotten a good handle on what you need to do to regain your health. However obesity gets labeled this is a good thing.

Jean