Should you pay more for health insurance if you weigh more? This is a hot-button question everywhere. Can you be denied insurance if you're too heavy? Check out the Today Show segment below on a family whose child was denied because of overweight.

While the pros and cons can be defended for each side of this debate, to move ahead as a nation,  I think we need to begin to link the mind-body connection to weight control. Obesity has multiple causes, including genetic, metabolic, psychological and environmental.

If we look at this in a black and white way - as either a biological disease (no personal accountabilty) or just a mental battle (all personal accountability) - there's no solution. When we connect the biological and behavioral aspects of weight management  - and provide better strategies to combine treatments in both areas - we can start to make a dent in the complex task of long term weight control.

What do you think?