1. Define obesity and explain two reasons it is considered to be an epidemic in the United States. Discuss how, in a nation so obsessed with thinness, obesity has become such a problem. What treatment options are most effective? Name 2 and explain.
2. Do you think obesity should be considered an eating disorder in the DSM-VI? When would obesity become ‘disordered’? Should allowing children to be obese be considered abusive? Explain your answers. (Alternately, should parents of children with eating disorders be considered abusive?
