Here's an interesting piece written by a personal trainer who had bariatric surgery years ago. I think most of her points are controversial, albeit valid and true.
http://www.strongcoffey.com/index.ph...ery-addiction/
Those who choose to undergo WLS often experience something akin to the Antabuse scenario: Denied access to their primary addiction and, most importantly, denied appropriate resources to recover from that addiction, secondary addictions rise up to fill the void.
At times when they would have overeaten or eaten sweets, they now drink to excess. Maybe they smoke. Or they start popping pills. Some have risky sex with multiple, poorly-chosen partners. The “lucky” ones might develop addictions to “healthier” things, like exercise.
The illness of addiction plagues many, if not most, obese people (myself included). When the holy trinity of sugar, starch, and compulsive overeating is the primary addiction, obesity emerges as a symptom. As with any other addiction, abstinence is the cure.
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