Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything

[Grahamm]

As for overweight being an " illness " or genetic I would like to see some genuine proof from some reputable sources before I will believe that, I am overweight and I am not ill or bound by my genes, I am just a lazy greedy git.

The BBC Horizon programme did a three-part series on this in 2015:

Unfortunately the programme is no longer available, but they have a few clips online:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ddsd9/episodes/guide

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glkx3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glk0m

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrgx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrny

There were three groups, the "Feasters" who find it hard to stop eating when they've started, the "Stress Eaters" who (as it suggests) eat due to stress and the "Constant Cravers" who always feel hungry.

By dealing with the root causes, they were able to help many of them lose weight.