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Old 08-29-2007, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX View Post
it is possible to have an obesity/weight problem with no overeating. there's that old "i have a gland problem" excuse that probably only 1% of people actually have who claim it. but it IS possible. i have a co-worker who weighed close to 330 and now weighs 145, all because of Cushings...it took treatment to help her lose the weight after all these years.
http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/p...s.htm#symptoms
Cushing's is estimated to happen in about 0.3% of the population - and even some of those aren't glandular. I see your point, but these sort of problems are exceedingly rare, so much so that in the absence of any additional information, we don't need to discuss them.

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Seriously the first thing that came to mind.
Is . . . is that a fat guy eating the fat dead guy?
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