[BibChr]

They're good questions, but I arrive with no thought deeper than that a bad habit is more easily prevented than stopped.

Note: I do not say "easily." I say "MORE easily."

Dan
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[grellis]

I see what you're saying but I'm not just referring to habits. What are some ways we can prevent a young girl from starving herself in the hope that she might look like a photoshopped supermodel? With regard to obesity, I think it is often borne of bad habits but again, distorted self-image comes into play. Maybe not just self-image--I think there is an issue of control going on. An anorexic becomes obsessed with the idea of having supreme control; I think that, possibly, someone who is obese is succumbing to having no control. I remember reading, a while back, that many children who have suffered sexual abuse become obese: They were powerless to stop the abuse, they go on to lose power over other aspects of their lives. Granted, that is a pretty specific example but I do believe that control is a common underlying factor with any weight issue.