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So now obesity is a disease, huh? As I first wrote last July (“Obesity isn’t a disease, but it still sucks”), I can’t say I agree.
Yes, my declaration carries substantially less weight than the American Medical Association’s, because, you know, they’re the big market movers in the disease business. But that’s how it strikes me.
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An Ottawa joint puts out an ad with a photo of its burger and the line, "Help us fight anorexia."
"Wow," I think, "what tone-deafness. They're making light of disease to make a buck! Who does that?"
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From my friend Marty Lerner, major domo at the Florida treatment center Milestones In Recovery, I learned of a series of phone support meetings operated within the fellowship of Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous (all 1 hour; all times Eastern):
Monday, 8:30 pm Dial: 858-216-3378; code: 22657
Tuesday, 2 pm Dial: 213-289-0500; code: 22657
Wednesday, 8:30 pm Dial: 858-216-3378; code: 22657
Thursday, 8:30 pm Dial: 858-216-3378; code: 22657
Friday, 11:30 am Dial: 213-289-0500; code: 22657
Saturday, 4 pm Dial: 858-216-3378; code: 22657
Sunday, 10 am (men's), Dial: 858-216-3378; code: 22657
Sunday, 4 pm Dial: 858-216-3378; code: 22657
Audio files of past meetings are also available.
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I dunno about this:
