OA presentation

Question 1

What is OA?

Answer 1

Overeaters Anonymous is a community of people who support each other to recover from compulsive eating disorders and food behaviours.

Question 2

What is the “double whammy”?

Answer 2

Allergy: Abnormal reaction to some foods
Obsession: Obession to return to these foods

Question 3

What is abstinence in OA?

Answer 3

Its is the action of refraining from the compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors while working towards maintaing healthy body weight.