Tracy writes:

<< I really feel that if an obese person were in contact with a cardiologist
 and they said that they planned to eat hamburgers and fries the rest of
 their life they would be given info on the risks.  I am not sure why
formula feeding is seen differently. >>

Ah I wish that were true. My father had severe and life-threatening heart
problems for years and his cardiologist ( who was morbidly obese himself) never
mentioned much about diet and exercise. He did say "Do as I say, and not as I
do" but that's about as specific as he got. My Dad was finally diagnosed with
Type II Diabetes, and was told to lose weight. He did, and remains
diet-controlled. I wonder if he had been encouraged earlier in life to lose weight if the
Diabetes would have been occuring at all, or later in life ( my grandfather
was Dx'd in his 80s, my Dad was in his 60s...)
Judy LeVan Fram, Brooklyn, USA

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