Top 7 Ways to Overcome Food Addiction
Published On The Huffington Post Food addiction affects millions of people worldwide, but are all addictions similar, and should they be treated the same? The primary difference between food addiction verse drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and other addictions is that everyone needs to eat in order to survive. When discussing other addictions such as drugs and alcohol, it is important to realize that individuals do not need drugs and alcohol to live unless they have a medical condition that requires specific medications. The goal in the treatment of many addictions, especially, drugs and alcohol is usually abstinence, which may appear to be an unrealistic goal when it comes to food addiction. It isn’t really, and here is why. Through research, scientists have found that when a person is battling an...