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America has become a society obsessed with appearance, especially weight. We are conditioned at a young age to believe the only way to be normal is to be thin. This norm is projected to millions of Americans each day through television, magazines, billboards and ....

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.... care providers see the problem with obesity as eating too much and exercising too little. But in truth, for many obese people the problem lies with genetic predisposition, metabolic problems, binge eating or sometimes all. These factors make dieting virtually impossible because these problems are not ones that can be solved by simply cutting calories. Especially the problem of binge eating. Compulsive "binge" eating in the obese is not caused by just wanting to eat. The want to eat is caused by looking for a sense of security. A sense of security wanted because there are poor or no coping skills for stress or depression and low self-esteem ....