Obese are mentally ill, addictions expert says
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extreme cases should be classified as a brain disorder
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brain circuits in obese people can become disrupted, producing an uncontrollable, compulsive and "pathologically intense" drive for food
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some forms of obesity should be included in the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, psychiatry's official "bible" of mental illness
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"Both food consumption and drug use are driven by their rewarding properties,"
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chasing the same "high
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overeating sugary and fatty foods makes people unable to exert self-control over their food intake.
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Over time, massive weight gain.
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"I'm not referring to just anyone who is overweight," Volkow said in an interview. "It's the extreme cases in which the compulsion is so severe it basically disrupts their life, their professional lives, their health, their social interactions."
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Recognizing obesity as psychiatric illness would lead to new drugs
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you're not just fat, you are mentally ill,
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