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Information for Health Care Professionals and Media Representatives
Thank you for visiting the Web site of the Overeaters Anonymous (OA) World Service Office. OA's policy on members' anonymity in the media Reprints of newspaper articles Basic information about the Fellowship The OA program offers physical, emotional and spiritual recovery for those who suffer from compulsive overeating. Members find recovery on all three levels by following a Twelve-Step program patterned after that of Alcoholics Anonymous. Members who recover through the Twelve Steps find that yo-yo dieting is a thing of the past. They no longer wish to return to compulsive overeating. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine and takes no position on outside issues. In OA, you'll find members who are extremely overweight, even morbidly obese; moderately overweight; average weight; underweight; still maintaining periodic control over their eating behavior; or totally unable to control their compulsive eating. The only requirement for membership in OA is a desire to stop eating compulsively. No membership dues or fees are required for participation in OA. The organization is self-supporting through member's voluntary donations and the sale of OA literature. The address for OA headquarters is
To directly contact OA's media coordinator, email Alexis Kerschner or call her at 505-266-7220. See the Membership Survey Report to learn more about OA and its members. (Acrobat software is required to open this PDF file; please visit the Help page for instructions on how to download this free tool.)
*Click here to see the PSA (In QuickTime): "It's Not What You're Eating." *Requires QuickTime to view. Please go to the help page for downloading instructions. *Click here to see the PSA (In Real Video): "It's Not What You're Eating." *Requires Real to view. Please go to the help page for downloading instructions. *Click here to see the PSA (In Windows Media Player): "It's Not What You're Eating." *Requires Windows Media Player to view. Please go to the help page for downloading instructions. |
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