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Over the past nine months, I have had major surgery and proton beam therapy. I have also lost 17 per cent of my body weight. I am pleased about this, as it h as taken me from an overweight BMI into the normal range. I have been trying to achieve this for years with no luck, given the difficulties stated in your article on reducing weight - recommended to mitigate the risks of covid-19. This time it was easy: I had no interest in food. There was no revulsion or dislike, but I found eating as interesting as watching paint dry. I mentioned this to my dietitian who commented that this is common after trauma and prescribed me supplements to mix with milk, which I dutifully took. I am now back to near normal eating. If this is so common and there was no physical reason for me not to eat, it seems that it must be something to do with brain connections linked to the feeling of hunger and interest in eating. Could this be explored to help the fight against obesity?