DR.FOX’S 6-POINT FAT BLOCKER PROGRAM: AVOID FAD DIETS

Avoid fad diets. In the early 1980s I treated many people who had lost weight (as well as their health) on dangerous fad diets. Some had even used cocaine to slim their bodies. (It does work, but its effects on health are disastrous.)Moreover, with Chitosan, they are unnecessary. Now there is an alternative that is realistic, one that truly works.

Eating Disorders Questionnaire:
Put a check (/) by any of the items that apply to you.

1. My friends tell me that I’m thin but I don’t believe them
because I feel fat.

2. I frequently eat when I’m not hungry.

3. I have had an out-of-control eating binge in the past year.

4. Food is usually the first thing I think of when I wake up in
the morning.

5. I seem to be constantly on a diet.

6. I have become obsessed with food to the point that I
cannot go through a day without worrying about what I will or will not eat.

7. I have dieted to an abnormally low weight because it
makes me feel that I’m in control.

8. My menstrual periods have stopped or become irregular for
no known medical reason.

9. I frequently eat to the point of being uncomfortably full.

10. I panic if I cannot exercise to compensate for food I have eaten or plan to eat.

11. After a binge, I have done at least one of the following in
the past year: forced myself to vomit; used laxatives,
enemas, or colonies; fasted; exercised in an unusually
vigorous way.

12. I would be very upset if I got on the scale tomorrow and
found that I had gained two pounds.

13. I play with the food on my plate so people will think I have
eaten more than I really have.

14. I feel uneasy about eating in general.

15. I often eat to make myself feel better emotionally, and
afterward I feel guilty about it.

16. I restrict my eating in public and then binge secretly in
private.

17. I use laxatives, enemas, or colonies at least twice weekly.

18. I find myself talking at length about food, weight, recipes,
restaurants, diets, and other food-related topics.

19. People around me seem very interested in what I do or
don’t eat and I get angry at them for pushing food on me.

If you’ve checked off more than 2 items, you may have a problem with your eating. Checking even one item can be a sign of danger. In addition, if you or others in your immediate family have had an alcohol or drug abuse problem, this may predispose you to developing an eating disorder. Obviously, it doesn’t mean you have one, but should warn you to beware of the possibility. In any case, if you are in any doubt or see any danger signs, see your physician or registered dietitian, and take this questionnaire with you.

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