Freaky Eaters

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RhineDHP
RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
edited January 6 in Chit-Chat
Ever seen the show Freaky Eaters? I was going through Netflix and happened to come across it. Watching some of these episodes, I don't even understand how some of those people were still standing.

Like, in one episode, this woman was addicted to french fries. She ate french fries 3 times a day, every day, for over 15 years.
Another one, this woman ate nothing but potatoes and cheese for over 20 years. She couldn't sit in the same room as her husband for dinner, thats how bad her aversion to other foods were.

One that alarmed me was that this third woman refused to eat solid foods, and was only getting 1400 calories....A WEEK.

Its so interesting, even thought they only have 2 seasons out.

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  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    This show pisses me off too much to continue watching. I had the law straw in that French Fry episode. Her daughter was on the same path! Disgusting!
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    From what you said, this show is not about getting these people help, so it sounds pretty exploitative to me. Don't think I'd be able to watch that.
  • RhineDHP
    RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
    Well, the show has these people, and two professionals do try to change their habits through exposure and shock therapy.


    I think the one that made me most mad was this girl addicted to cola. She drank 24-30 cans a day. They tried to make her see that she had an addiction, that she had health issues as a direct result of that insane amount of consumption (pre-diabetic at 20), and she was like "in one ear and out the other" "I don't have a problem" etc.
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