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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've ran into this with my sister and there's nothing you can do. If she were anorexic instead of obese, you'd have an intervention and put them in a treatment center. Obese just gets treated more as a lifestyle thing and we that we should accept it. I believe they're just two sides to the same coin and both are just as unhealthy (although anorexia is immediately more life threatening).[/quote]

I've never considered this perspective, and I agree. Both will kill you, why not approach obesity with the same level of concern?[/quote]

We use interventions for anorexics and addicts because anorexia and addiction are diseases where denial is a huge element of the disease process.  Conversely, [b]most people who are obese are well aware that they have a problem and that they are unhealthy.[/b]  It's not necessary to "confront" an obese person and convince that person that she has a problem.  99% of the time, she knows that.[/quote]

Also, society can reinforce anorexia.  Someone who's losing weight may well receive compliments.  Someone who is severely restricting their calories may be admired for their supposed willpower.  Anorexics often don't think they are dangerously thin--quite the opposite.  People who are genuinely obese know that they are fat.  [/quote]

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