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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
Just like those folks with anorexia who avoid eating food altogether, wouldn't you think the opposite could be true? That at some level, there is some brain nutrient that is unregulated that a morbid obese person would be incapable of controlling?
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There is a very obvious double standard between the way people with one eating disorder (anorexia/bulimia) are treated as opposed to people with another eating disorder (compulsive overeating).
Why are we more apt to give those with disordered eating that leans toward the restrictive more "leniency" (for lack of a better term) or seemingly hold them in higher esteem in regard to their personal responsibility/ownership of their issue vs. those who abuse food or use it as a panacea?
If some people's theories and beliefs are applied in this instance, an anorexic could just as easily "eat" and "not exercise" so that they could gain weight with the same assumed ease that a compulsive overeater/obese person could "curtail" their eating and "exercise" in order to lose the offending weight...
EDITED TO ADD: I am not saying this is what AKA_Monet said, I was using her statement as a springboard...