Food Addiction: Symptoms, Types and Treatment

Food Addiction Diet Loose Weight YOUR DIET TO LOOSE WEIGHT Food Addiction Symptoms Physical Emotional Social * Inability to control cravings for food *excessively consuming food *vomiting, using laxatives or exercising in excess to avoid weight gain "feeling ashamed about your weight feeling depressed or sad about your weight or self-image feeling hopeless when it comes to losing weight *eating when upset or depressed *eating as a reward for a job well done *eating when you are not hungry *becoming anxious *avoiding social interactions *eating behind closed doors *stealing food from others *obsessing over food and paying more attention to the food Most Common Types General Binge eating Anorexia Bulimia Food Addiction Bulimic individuals will eat as Some people are just generally addicted to food and do not take extreme Binge eaters will gorge themselves on large amounts of food such as sweets, salty foods or carbohydrates. Anorexic individuals will much as they want when they typically limit their food intake in an effort to stay want to eat but they will later thin no matter what the take extreme measures to measures to cover their prevent from gaining weight as a result of their uncontrolled eating. cost. addiction up or to hide the symptoms of their addiction. Treatment for Food Addiction Behavioral Nutrition Education and Therapy Counseling social support Environmental Factors Leading to Addiction 30 soda FRENCH FRES Home Family Peers School ma GOURMANDIA 1950s NOW source: www.addictions.com