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writes:Hi I have a cousin I live with who is studying to be a nutritionist. Most people's jaws drop upon hearing this because she is pretty overweight. She is always talking about food (I have never seen anything like it). I am beginning to think she has a food addiction. Everytime I am cooking dinner she walks by and ogles my food. She has been dating this guy and she openly said that she couldn't wait to drop him off so that she could come back home and eat. She came back with chicken wings, pizza and nachos all for her. Enough to feed a family of four. She is just a semester away from getting her master's in nutrition. I am constantly biting my tongue about this. My question is how can you be a nutritionist if you yourself have no self control over your own eating habits? And should I tell her I think she has a food addiction?
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reader, Johnny2301  +, writes (9 December 2010):
 I have to agree with Fishdish here as well. The best way to approach her with this is probably to sit her down and talk about it in terms of her future career. The fact of the matter is that she is one semester away from obtaining a masters degree, presumably in a field that she enjoys. Perhaps it is time to ask her to look at herself from the outside. What are potential employers going to think of her when she applies for jobs? My guess is that they will probably see that she is not a good example of what others in vulnerable positions should be following. If this is something that she truly believes in, she should not only talk the talk, but walk the walk.
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reader, fishdish +, writes (9 December 2010):
 I would get endlessly frustrated with this too, but I think there are bigger battles to fight, and this one could be not only a big one but an unecessary one. if you really can't help yourself i think teh best route would be to ask how many people she thinks will hire her for her nutrionist services considering her lack of nutrition. I do think that's a valid point, and hopefully you wouldn't be coming off as judgmental but concerned as nutrition is all about health, not about the food but how to properly nourish yourself.
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