• XIIIesq@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Obesity is a disease

    To imply that every obese person is “food addicted” is actually just another excuse, this might come as a suprise, but skinny people like to eat too! Just as the people at the pub on Friday and Saturday night are not necessarily addicted to alcohol. It’s only really true in a minority of cases.

    Not being willing to say, “no I’ve eaten enough, I don’t want dessert” is not proof of an addiction, it’s just proof that you value your health less than a cake.

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      9 months ago

      Do you also blame people with anorexia for not eating enough?

      The obese people I know all had childhood abuse, neglect, or CSA or something else going on. Eating is a maladaptive coping mechanism just like how some CSA survivors act out in various ways.

      Other people have different life experiences than you.

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        9 months ago

        I don’t blame anyone for the manifestations of any severe medical or mental issues that they might have and I have already stated as such.