Childhood abuse can make you fat if as an adult you have never come to terms with its emotional effects. Often times when we have early childhood trauma there are deep emotional scars. If you do not understand that these traumas were due more to the inability of adults to parent properly rather than through any fault of your own, you may use food as a way to soothe these old wounds that lie beneath the surface. Food may be what you used as a child for comfort and emotional nourishment. Detrimental habits started in childhood can have lifelong physical and emotional consequences. There are many reputable therapists that can help. Seek one out.
The short answer is yes, abuse in childhood can lead to obesity. This has been demonstrated by health experts who have screened thousands of people for a history of abuse and other such adverse events in childhood and current health status. They have found an increased risk of obesity, among other things such as addiction, in those who have a history of childhood abuse. Trying to deal with obesity without acknowledging it's root causes is an exercise in futility and, in my opinion, may be one of the reasons why people struggle to lose weight.
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Child Abuse
In most cases of child abuse, the abuser is someone the child knows; parent, relative, or family friend. Abuse can be emotional, neglect, sexual, or physical abuse. All types of abuse can cause permanent mental or emotional damage ...
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