[GreenHornet]

food addiction is really bad. Unless you are a relative or super-best-friend of someone with this issue, you don’t know how really bad it is. Normal people can’t get that fat.

If you are addicted to drugs, you can stop taking drugs and survive. If you are addicted to alcohol, you can stop drinking alcohol entirely, and survive. If you are addicted to eating, however, you cannot completely give up food - you still need to take in nourishment. That, I imagine, is what makes this type of addiction so difficult to overcome.

[antiRepublicrat]

If you are addicted to eating, however, you cannot completely give up food

No, but substituting a big plate of veggies for your thrice-daily Bucket O' Lard is a good start.