It completely baffles me how people can let their families go through this.  Food addiction is only habit. You're used to shoving food down your throat so you keep doing it. This can be easily curbed, if a person cares enough about themselves and their family. Unfortunately, a lot of fats don't give a damn. A few years prior to my father going into the hospital we lost a close family friend. He died from a heart attack at 35 leaving behind a wife and 4 year old child.