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Originally Posted by VenusHalley
Yeah.
Genetics may make you chubby. It's bad eating makes you morbidly overweight. (don't blame your meds either. If it's that bad that you become obese, it's probably not the best medicine for you "fat and happy" be damned, Those health risks that come with obesity will not make you happy in long term. Neither stable).
Let's face it, majority people is fat, because they have atrocious eating habits.
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Apparently some of the judgemental persons here have no clue about what goes on with the body and blood sugar when an anti-convulsant or antipsychotic is taken for psychiatric reasons. These drugs actually cause metabolic disturbances. The incidence of diabetes is very high and this is why periodic blood and urine tests are done. I have seen emaciated patients balloon in weight in just 3 months. This is not because of their eating habits! I am a former aide at a private psychiatric hospital where they had a structured eating environment. These patients regained sanity but had to battle another issue.
It is sad that the bigger battle is not sanity or overweight, but now absolute prejudice and ignorance! Oh, it is fine to be stable and sane, but be damned if you're heavy.