Random Thoughts From Marybeth

You're Not Just Fat, You're Mentally Ill

Obesity is a mental illness, says a leading American addictions expert, and extreme cases should be classified as a brain disorder.

Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, says brain circuits in obese people can become disrupted, producing an uncontrollable, compulsive and "pathologically intense" drive for food.

This really is meant to only apply to extreme cases but you know that many more will use it as an excuse not to feel guilty for overeating and not exercising.