Letter to Healthcare Professionals

For food addicts, FA offers a solution for food addiction. This letter explains more.

Dear Professional:

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), is an international recovery program based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.).

Members of FA have an addiction to food that parallels an alcoholic's relationship with alcohol. As with alcoholism and other addictions, no amount of willpower has led to a healthy attitude about food or body size.

Food addiction has manifested in us in many ways, including:

Obesity or overeating
Obsession with food, weight, or body image
Undereating, using laxatives, or purging
Compulsive exercise or dieting

FA is not a diet program or a religious group. Successful FA members have found long-term and sustained recovery from obsession with food and body size. The FA program offers at no cost:

Abstinence from addictive eating by following a healthy food plan
Daily help from a sponsor and fellow FA members
Ongoing support in working the Twelve Steps of A.A. as adapted for food addiction
Free daily online, telephone, and in person meetings

Professionals are welcome to observe any FA meeting to learn more. For assistance, contact FA at pi@foodaddicts.org or call or text (781) 932-6300.

Sincerely,

FA Public Information Committee

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