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Originally Posted by AGDee
Several random thoughts:
1. Anorexia and Bulimia get a lot of funding and press, but there are few opportunities for treatment of compulsive overeating. The behaviors that lead to extreme obesity (binging, sneak eating, etc) are very similar to the behaviors of an anorexic or bulimic but aren't treated in a similar manner.
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There's still debate as to whether there's an overeating "gene."
The Health Channel (I think) shows repeats of the obesity episode with the guy who lost like 700 lbs only to gain it back and MORE. Michael something--Richard Simmons was like his best buddy and now cries because the guy fell so hard off the wagon.
Another dude they showcased was in the hospital for weight surgery. He had convinced himself that it wasn't overeating but instead genetics. He ate the same types of foods and in the same moderation as someone who isn't overweight. All of this while they showed him and his wife's FILTHY kitchen. Dishes in the sink, trash falling out of the trash can--pizza boxes, soda cans. Gross. When they asked his wife "what does he eat," he interrupted her before she could formulate a good answer and said "I'm tired of that question--we're not talking about food here we're talking genetics." Her face was like "
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