When you eliminate your addictions, your distractions...what happens (then)...you are forced to deal with, and confront- yourself. Often, this is too much for some people, and they either fall back upon their bad habits, or they enter a grey depression. It is not unusual for someone to lose 50 or 100 pounds, only to become severely depressed- they have lost a part of their self, in more ways than one.

Obesity has many causes.. people often pick out food for themselves in a state of automatic pilot- they don't 'think'...

Putting horrible snacks by the checkout line or next to the cash register should be banned.

Heath pea (bitter vetch ) is a plant the Scots used in medieval times to stave off hunger during droughts and famines.