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Can’t Say No To Snacks? It Could Be a Sign of Food Addiction

VIDEO – CRAZY FOR COCO PUFFS? – Jan. 30, 2023 - Gearhardt was a member of the group that devised the Yale Food Addiction Scale. The scale uses the same criteria used to diagnose substance addictions and applies it t... Read More...

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We’re Addicted to Cancer Causing Processed Foods

VIDEO – LIVE TO EAT OR EAT TO DIE? – Jan. 31, 2023 - As participants increased their junk food diet by 10%, there was a 2% increased risk of developing cancer, the authors found, while also taking into account lifes... Read More...

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The Food Cardiologists Say Is Good for Them But Very Bad For Your Heart

LIVE TO EAT? OR EAT TO DIE! – Jan. 23. 2023 - No one thinks “healthy” when they think “fast food.” However, there are some options that are definitely worse than others when it comes to heart health–and as far ... Read More...

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Can Plant-Based Diet Help Us Overcome Addiction?

THIS IS YOUR BRAIN OFF EGGS – Jan. 22, 2023 - Sud was introduced to the impact different diets have on mental health in 2010, when he attended a seven-day immersive retreat hosted by Rip Esselstyn, a New York T... Read More...

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Childhood Obesity Requires Aggressive Treatment

THEY’RE LOVING IT – Jan. 9, 2023 - “The goal is to help patients make changes in lifestyle, behaviors or environment in a way that is sustainable and involves families in decision-making at every step of... Read More...

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5 Ways “Food Addiction” and Drug Addiction Intersect

TEMPORARY HAPPINESS – Jan. 13, 2023 - …but the differences are telling: The big one for me starts with the fact that you need to eat in order to live, but you don’t need cocaine, heroin, or alcohol to live. Amo... Read More...

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I Compulsively Consumed Everything From Vodka To Juicy Fruit

ADDICTIONS ARE FASCINATING – Jan. 4, 2023 - I was a nice Jewish girl finishing my master’s program who’d just landed a coveted (albeit low-paying) editorial assistant job at a top magazine. Why was... Read More...

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Ten Things About Sugar & Motocross

TAKE IT SLOW – Dec. 28, 2022 - Silent killer. A 2008 study found that excess fructose consumption was linked to an increase in the odds of acquiring a condition called leptin resistance. Leptin is a hormone tha... Read More...

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‘US Academy of Nutrition’ Receives Millions From Monsanto and Nestle

CORRUPTION STRUDEL – Dec. 9, 2022 - “It’s incredibly influential so if the Academy is corrupt then nutritional policy in the US is going to be corrupt,” said Gary Ruskin. The findings are a part of a recently p... Read More...

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Big Pharma Muscles In On Obesity Gold Rush

CHEWABLES? – Nov. 28, 2022 - Yet a class of drug known as GLP-1 analogues sold by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly appears to be almost as good. The U.S. group’s Mounjaro, for example, reduced patients’ weight by mor... Read More...

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Processed Foods ‘as Addictive’ as Tobacco

THE TASTE OF A SLOW DEATH – Nov. 25, 2022 - Highly processed foods meet the same criteria as tobacco for addiction, and labeling them as such might benefit public health, according to a new US study that propos... Read More...

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State of Addiction: Sweet Success

VIDEO – ICE CREAM YOU SCREAM, WE ALL... – Nov. 24, 2022 - WELL, FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION OR SOBRIETY, YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A TOUGH TIME YEAR. BUT TONIGHT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH Y... Read More...

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Handling Eating Challenges During the Holidays

IT’S SO HARD – Nov. 18, 2022 - The goal should not be to plan or control every aspect of the holidays or get through them without slip-ups. Rather, the goal should be entering the holiday season with a p... Read More...

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Can Deep Brain Stimulation Cure Binge Eating Disorder?

THE ANSWER IS ON THE TABLE – Nov. 8, 2022 - If that were the case, people who live with binge eating disorder — a psychiatric diagnosis — might be no more at fault for overeating than a patient with Parkinson’s... Read More...

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‘You Don’t Look Anorexic’

EATING AS A RELIGION, OR NOT? – Oct. 18, 2022 - Food had long been a fraught subject in the Maxwell household. Her parents were also bigger-bodied and dieted frequently. They belonged to a fundamentalist Baptis... Read More...

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Men Who Eat This Have 29 Percent Higher Rate of Colorectal Cancer

WHY NOT BE HEALTHY – Oct. 10, 2022 - Medical Journal, men who frequently eat ultra-processed foods are at a 29 percent increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, compared with men who eat this type ... Read More...

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After years of food addiction & depression, Tamara Walcott says powerlifting ‘saved me from myself’

VIDEO – WORTH THE WEIGHT – Sept. 13, 2022 - The private, deep-rooted significance powerlifting assumed in her life perhaps goes some way to explaining Walcott’s success in the sport. In July, sh... Read More...

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Deep Brain Stimulation New Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder

NO MORE EATING YOUR BRAINS OUT – AUG. 31, 2022 - Expanding on work conducted on mice, the team discovered that the cravings just before an episode of binge eating set off a specific low-frequency electrical pat... Read More...

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Forgiveness Is the Key to Healing from Body-Image Issues

IT’S THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM – Aug. 25, 2022 - “Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.” —Desmond Tutu Forgiveness can show ... Read More...

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Diet Can Influence Mood, Behavior and More

VIDEO – THINK BRAIN FOOD – Aug 24, 2022 - As with vitamin C, deficits in other vitamins and minerals can also precipitate nutritional diseases that adversely impact the brain in humans. For example, low dietary... Read More...

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14 Side Effects of Drinking Coffee Every Day

HAPPINESS? – June 24, 2022 - For many of us, the first thing we think about when we wake up is coffee. Whether you prefer it hot or cold, it’s the beverage that is synonymous with morning and the start o... Read More...

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Addicted to Food? Is It Your Parent’s Fault?

IT’S NOT YOUR PET’S – Aug. 11, 2022 - “People who have a family history of addiction may be at greater risk for developing a problematic relationship with highly processed foods, which is really challenging in ... Read More...

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Highly Processed Food Linked to Fast Cognitive Decline

STILL SAY GRACE – Aug. 1, 2022 - “Independent of the amount of calories, independent of the amount of healthy food that you try to eat, the ultra-processed food is not good for your cognition,” said Clau... Read More...

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Model Exposes the Dangerous Side of the Fashion Industry

SHE’S WORTH THE WEIGHT – July 29, 2022 - I felt like I was constantly being body-shamed by people in the fashion industry. I remember getting measured for a job and being told that even my fingers were t... Read More...

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Family Alcohol History May Put You at Risk of Junk Food Addiction

TOO MANY TWINKIES? – July 17, 2022 - “People who have a family history of addiction may be at greater risk for developing a problematic relationship with highly processed foods, which is really challenging in a... Read More...

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Your Eating Disorder Is Not Your Fault

IT’S PHYSICAL – June 2, 2022 - Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant or restrictive food intake disorder are life-threatening psychiatric disorders that are generally difficult ... Read More...

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This Diet Can Help Lessen Depression Symptoms

YOU THINK LIKE YOU EAT – May 18, 2022 - Australian researchers at the University of Technology Sydney performed a randomized control trial for 12 weeks to assess how the Mediterranean diet would impact depressi... Read More...

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Diet Sweeteners Damage the Intestines

GOD BLESS SUGAR – May 12, 2022 - Artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame can interact with healthy bacteria in the gut. This can lead to increased adhesion of intestinal bacteria. Adh... Read More...

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Mother and Daughter Share Their Journey Through an Eating Disorder

WALKING HAND IN HAND – May 14, 2022 - By this point — at the recommendation of her counsellor — she had given the voice a name and started to speak to it. She called the voice “the bitch.” saying it tried to co... Read More...

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