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Obesity is prevalent in the West, due to affluence, or, at least, ready 
availability of food.  Many African and other impoverished countries don't 
have the same problem - anorexia is more likely.
   H.G.Well's, in his short story, "The Truth About Pyecraft", tells of the 
obese clubman who cajoled an ancient Hindu recipe out of a fellow member, 
and tried it on himself - only to float up to the ceiling.  Yes, weight loss 
is not the same as mass loss, so, get it right!
   Losing mass is not very difficult, as was demonstrated to me by a 
relative.
   This person loved pasta, cakes, and similar carbohydrate-rich foods.
   Drastically curtailing them in the diet made all the difference.
   A diet of fruit and vegetables, lean meat, with some wholemeal bread, and 
lo, the body burnt up its fat deposits in a matter of weeks.
   Consistency is the key; and not eating too much, anyway.
   Also, your stomach expands or contracts according to diet; hence the less 
you eat the less you feel like eating.
    A feeling of fullness in the stomach eliminates hunger pangs.
    You could eat cotton wool, for same effect (But don't try it!)
    Exercise?  May help, but usually all you lose is water, in perspiration.