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Could there be a disease for the opposite of anorexia?
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Yes: Prader-willi syndrome is a genetic disorder so it's not exactly opposite to anorexia. More common is the 'sea-food diet' syndrome. We see food. We eat it. We get fat.
Answered 9/7/2013
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