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Basic information about the Fellowship
The first OA meeting was held in 1960 in Los Angeles, California. Since that time it has grown to approximately 6,500 meetings in over 75 countries.

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

World Service Office
6075 Zenith Court NE
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124-6424.

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."

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*Click here to see the PSA (In Real Video): "It's Not What You're Eating."

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*Click here to see the PSA (In Windows Media Player): "It's Not What You're Eating."

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