I have an old friend, a Church goer, who has Type 2 diabetes and a heart condition. He is grossly overweight.
He refuses to even consider changes to his diet, declaring that he is on "low fat" and that's the end of that discussion.
I mentioned to his wife that "low fat" has been pretty much disregarded/discarded nowadays as ineffective, but she just rolls her eyes. I suggested Keto or at least low carb and her response was she would rather follow the "low carb" regime despite the fact that it isn't working. BTW, this woman is a registered nurse.
Long story short, it is completely illogical that a person with a potentially deadly condition would refuse to even discuss a cure that has been proven to work.
I think it speaks to the power that eating, food, and gluttony has over people in general.
Society speaks clearly in its disapproval of alcohol and drug abuse, but not about the addiction to food.
Well tell him (and his wife) if he doesn’t he can call it quits on any sexual activity. I know a guy who wouldn’t drop the weight or listen to his Dr. either......not only is he now on diabetic medication that curbs the sex drive... but he has “outbreaks” where a guy wouldn’t want that to happen. Needless to say his lady friend cut and ran.
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Dopamine dump in the brain. Very powerful reinforcement....so I have heard.