Food addiction is one paradigm towards understanding a problematic relationship to food. It is not yet a medical diagnosis, although there are plenty of indicators that food and disordered eating can be an addiction, indeed, an addiction as overpowering as cocaine or alcohol.
Whether or … [Read more...] about What is Food Addiction?
Is Obesity Contagious? It seems that it is....
The chance of a person becoming obese increases by ....
57% if they have a friend who becomes obese
40% if they have a … [Read more...] about Is Obesity Contagious?
If you answer yes to any of the following 20 questions, according to Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, you may be a food addict.
Have you ever wanted to stop eating and found you just … [Read more...] about Are You a Food Addict?North Americans are the highest consumers of calories - especially in the last decade. The slide below shows how Americans have taken the lead in eating well over 3000 calories per day (dark red is >3000 calories)! This has increased dramatically over the last 30 years. The average normal … [Read more...] about Why Can’t Americans Stop Eating?
Files from CBC News Rats made obese on a diet of chocolate, cheesecake, pound cake and frosting couldn’t stop eating the rich food, even when they knew they’d get a shock. … [Read more...] about Did You Know?: Junk-Food May Change Brain
Nearly 4 years ago today Amber W. was struggling with her weight. At the same time she was struggling to fit into a society that puts blame and shame on the obese. But an involvement with a 12 step program put her on a path to truth of self, recovery and eventually life changing weight loss. … [Read more...] about Breaking Food Addiction: The Story of Amber
Canada's leading addiction doctor and addiction treatment facility have teamed up to create a duo of epic proportions. Dr. Vera Tarman is the Medical Director for Renascent Treatment Group, they … [Read more...] about Dr. Vera Tarman Teams up with Renascent to Beat Addiction
Picture this ... A marching band of ants, complete with conductor, playing drums and singing:
Food, food, food, food, food, food, food, food, food, food, food, food
That was what was in my head all day. I wake up and my first thought is "What shall I do for breakfast?" Should I … [Read more...] about Why Diets Don’t Work
Dr. Vera Tarman is known across North America for her success and expertise in the area of addiction. However, getting people to talk about and buy into the concept of food addiction has been a tad difficult. But she's hoping her movement's new identity and revamped website will go a long way in … [Read more...] about Addictions Unplugged Targets Food Addiction
Dr. Vera Tarman has been praised internationally for her talks on the science behind addiction and her views on food as an addiction. She has plans to speak not only the Greater Toronto Area in 2011 but across the globe. The area of focus for her topics are:The Biology of Addiction and … [Read more...] about The Biology of Addiction and Recovery
Here is a poem submitted by a food addict. This is one illustration of what it is like to be a food addict. Can you relate? Is this someone you know? Food is my drug, Purge is my addiction How do I stop, this destructive affliction. I inject three quarts of ice cream in my … [Read more...] about Food is my Drug, Purge is my Addiction
Leading health experts, concerned citizens, seek to make Halloween healthy, raise awareness of sugar's addictive qualities. Amid increasing concern about the health impacts of sugar over consumption, and particularly the addictive qualities of sugar, the first annual Sugar Addiction Awareness Day … [Read more...] about October 30 Marks First Annual “Sugar Addiction Awareness Day”
