Author: Joan Ifland PhD
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351646230
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 663

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Obesity and eating disorders have stubbornly refused to respond to treatment since the 1990’s. This book organizes the evidence for a possible answer, i.e., that the problem could be one of addiction to processed foods. In a Processed Food Addiction (PFA) model, concepts of abstinence, cue-avoidance, acceptance of lapses, and consequences all play a role in long-term recovery. Application of these concepts could provide new tools to health professionals and significantly improve outcomes. This book describes PFA recovery concepts in detail. The material bridges the research into practical steps that health professionals can employ in their practices. It contains an evidence-based chapter on concepts of abstinence from processed foods. It rigorously describes PFA pathology according to the DSM 5 Addiction Diagnostic Criteria. It applies the Addiction Severity Index to PFA so that health practitioners can orient themselves to diagnosing and assessing PFA. It contains ground-breaking insight into how to approach PFA in children. Because the book is evidence-based, practitioners can gain the confidence to put the controversy about food addiction to rest. Practitioners can begin to identify and effectively help their clients who are addicted to processed foods. This is a breakthrough volume in a field that could benefit from new approaches.

Author: Mary Golanna
Publisher: No Fluff Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Processed food addiction is a serious problem in the United States. It's estimated that up to 70% of all processed foods are addictive, and this number is only going to continue increasing as food manufacturers become more creative with their products. What does processed food addiction mean? Similar to any form of addiction, being addicted to processed foods means experiencing difficulties in curbing the desire to consume them, which even our brains can’t say no to. Processed foods are as addictive to humans as drugs and alcohol. This particular addiction has serious health consequences including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and cancer, to name some. It also affects the quality of life in other areas such as moods or emotional well-being, as well as social relationships. The bottom line is that processed foods can lead to critical health problems for millions of people around the world if they aren't properly educated about what's happening inside their bodies when consuming these products. That's why it's crucial to know how processed foods work on a biological level. In this guide, you will learn how processed foods work on a biological level, what to look for in the food items themselves, and provide three actionable steps that can help you beat processed food addiction. In this quick start guide, you will discover... What processed food is all about What processed food addiction is Why it’s hard to give up consuming processed foods How processed foods consumption affect the brain and the body A 3-week plan to help you beat processed food addiction

Author: Karren-Lee Raymond
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648436218
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Breaking the Cycle of Yo-Yo Dieting is Hard...Too many people blame themselves for having no willpower when it comes to staying on a diet or food plan. After they have surrendered to the desire again and the cravings kick in, they pass through the well-known cycle of a binge, finally emerging, determined not to ingest processed foods again.Processed Food Addiction Is a Disease That Can't Be Controlled by Willpower. The reality is that an ever-growing number of people may be suffering under the weight of an addiction-a processed food addiction-without knowing it.Author Karren-Lee Raymond, PhD, is an internationally recognized practitioner, researcher, and pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of processed food addiction. She knows that until the addict is aware that their craving is a disease, they are in its control. In Processed Food Addict: Is This Me? Why You Can't Stop Eating Junk Food and How to Permanently Break the Cycle of Yo-Yo Dieting, Bingeing, and Starving, Dr. Raymond provides evidence that an addiction to processed food is just as insidious and deadly as every other kind of addiction.Dr. Raymond contends that a processed food addiction is an addiction just like alcoholism, and is a disease rather than a behavioral disorder. This is in direct contrast to the current models of treating food addiction in the same way that gambling is treated. In Processed Food Addict you'll discover that Processed food addiction is an incurable disease, that willpower is NOT the answer, and there is a solution.Processed Food Addict: Is This Me? sheds light on the reality of the insidious nature of a processed food addiction, and it engages with readers so they learn more about this subtle disease that is taking shape under so many disguises.

Author: Karren-Lee Raymond
Publisher: Karren-Lee Addictionology(r)
ISBN: 9780648436249
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Processed Food Addiction Is a Disease That Can't Be Controlled by Willpower Too many people blame themselves for having no willpower when it comes to staying on a diet or food plan. After they have surrendered to the desire again and the cravings kick in, they pass through the well-known cycle of a binge, finally emerging, determined not to ingest processed foods again. "I lost twenty pounds four months ago, but now it has all come back." Breaking the cycle of yo-yo dieting is so hard. The reality is that an ever-growing number of people may be suffering under the weight of an addiction--a processed food addiction--without knowing it. Author Karren-Lee Raymond, PhD, is an internationally recognized practitioner, researcher, and pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of processed food addiction. She knows that until the addict is aware that their craving is a disease, they are in its control. In Processed Food Addict: Is This Me? Why You Can't Stop Eating Junk Food and How to Permanently Break the Cycle of Yo-Yo Dieting, Bingeing, and Starving, Dr. Raymond provides evidence that an addiction to processed food is just as insidious and deadly as every other kind of addiction Dr. Raymond contends that a processed food addiction is an addiction just like alcoholism, and is a disease rather than a behavioral disorder. This is in direct contrast to the current models of treating food addiction in the same way that gambling is treated. "William Silkworth, MD, laid the philosophical foundation for Bill W and Dr. Bob to create Alcoholics Anonymous, the very first Twelve Step group. Karren-Lee Raymond, PhD, has opened the door for all those lost in the disease of processed food addiction. Perhaps now, even those who came to scoff will find peace of mind and a new way of life."--Donald J. Kurth, MD, MBA, MPA, Chief of Addiction Medicine (Retired), Behavioral Medicine Center, Loma Linda University; Past President and Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine In Processed Food Addict you'll discover that Processed food addiction is an incurable disease You are not alone Willpower is NOT the answer There is a solution You CAN be released from this deadly obsession Processed Food Addict: Is This Me? sheds light on the reality of the insidious nature of a processed food addiction, and it engages with readers so they learn more about this subtle disease that is taking shape under so many disguises. Begin reading this cutting edge book to discover if you, or someone you love, may be a processed food addict.

Author: Vera Tarman
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459741978
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Drawing on her experience in addictions treatment, and many personal stories of recovery, Dr. Vera Tarman offers practical advice for people struggling with problems of overeating, binge eating, anorexia, and bulimia. Food Junkies, now in its second edition, is a friendly and informative guide on the road to food serenity.

Author: Vera Tarman
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459728572
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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A fact-filled guide to coping with compulsive overeating problems by an experienced addictions doctor who draws on many patients’ stories of recovery. Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia: Food Junkies tackles the complex, poorly understood issue of food addiction from the perspectives of a medical researcher and dozens of survivors. What exactly is food addiction? Is it possible to draw a hard line between indulging cravings for “comfort food” and engaging in substance abuse? For people struggling with food addictions, recognizing their condition — to say nothing of gaining support and advice — remains a frustrating battle. Built around the experiences of people suffering and recovering from food addictions, Food Junkies offers practical information grounded in medical science, while putting a face to the problems of food addiction. It is meant to be a knowledgeable and friendly guide on the road to food serenity.

Author: Michael Moss
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0812997301
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Salt Sugar Fat comes a “gripping” (The Wall Street Journal) exposé of how the processed food industry exploits our evolutionary instincts, the emotions we associate with food, and legal loopholes in their pursuit of profit over public health. “The processed food industry has managed to avoid being lumped in with Big Tobacco—which is why Michael Moss’s new book is so important.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit Everyone knows how hard it can be to maintain a healthy diet. But what if some of the decisions we make about what to eat are beyond our control? Is it possible that food is addictive, like drugs or alcohol? And to what extent does the food industry know, or care, about these vulnerabilities? In Hooked, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter Michael Moss sets out to answer these questions—and to find the true peril in our food. Moss uses the latest research on addiction to uncover what the scientific and medical communities—as well as food manufacturers—already know: that food, in some cases, is even more addictive than alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs. Our bodies are hardwired for sweets, so food giants have developed fifty-six types of sugar to add to their products, creating in us the expectation that everything should be cloying; we’ve evolved to prefer fast, convenient meals, hence our modern-day preference for ready-to-eat foods. Moss goes on to show how the processed food industry—including major companies like Nestlé, Mars, and Kellogg’s—has tried not only to evade this troubling discovery about the addictiveness of food but to actually exploit it. For instance, in response to recent dieting trends, food manufacturers have simply turned junk food into junk diets, filling grocery stores with “diet” foods that are hardly distinguishable from the products that got us into trouble in the first place. As obesity rates continue to climb, manufacturers are now claiming to add ingredients that can effortlessly cure our compulsive eating habits. A gripping account of the legal battles, insidious marketing campaigns, and cutting-edge food science that have brought us to our current public health crisis, Hooked lays out all that the food industry is doing to exploit and deepen our addictions, and shows us why what we eat has never mattered more.

Author: Kelly D. Brownell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199313962
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 487

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Can certain foods hijack the brain in ways similar to drugs and alcohol, and is this effect sufficiently strong to contribute to major diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, and hence constitute a public health menace? Terms like "chocoholic" and "food addict" are part of popular lore, some popular diet books discuss the concept of addiction, and there are food addiction programs with names like Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous. Clinicians who work with patients often hear the language of addiction when individuals speak of irresistible cravings, withdrawal symptoms when starting a diet, and increasing intake of palatable foods over time. But what does science show, and how strong is the evidence that food and addiction is a real and important phenomenon? Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook brings scientific order to the issue of food and addiction, spanning multiple disciplines to create the foundation for what is a rapidly advancing field and to highlight needed advances in science and public policy. The book assembles leading scientists and policy makers from fields such as nutrition, addiction, psychology, epidemiology, and public health to explore and analyze the scientific evidence for the addictive properties of food. It provides complete and comprehensive coverage of all subjects pertinent to food and addiction, from basic background information on topics such as food intake, metabolism, and environmental risk factors for obesity, to diagnostic criteria for food addiction, the evolutionary and developmental bases of eating addictions, and behavioral and pharmacologic interventions, to the clinical, public health, and legal and policy implications of recognizing the validity of food addiction. Each chapter reviews the available science and notes needed scientific advances in the field.

Author: Charle Mason
Publisher: Tilcan Group Limited
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 119

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Food Addiction Treatment For Overeating: When you have trouble losing unwanted weight and keeping it off, you are not alone! Millions of people are struggling with their healthy eating and lifestyle to help manage their weight. But what most people do not notice is the link between emotional craving and eating and unwanted weight. A part of your brain tells you that you need to eat a healthy meal but your craving is telling you to reach for the comfort food instead. Chances are, you end up with the comfort food, but it is not for a lack of willpower or motivation! Food addiction leads to various health-related problems including being over-weight and other eating disorders. Food addiction is a mental and physical issue that requires mental and physical treatment. Unlike other addictions, you cannot eliminate food from your daily behaviors as you can with smoking or alcohol. You need food to survive. This means you need to find a way to stop your cravings and eat less in a realistic way. As you navigate through the pages of this book, you will find tips and techniques to help you understand your cravings, how to stop them, and ways to treat your food addiction. Enjoy the simple and easy-to-follow tables, lists, and guides as you choose healthy meals over unhealthy and your wellbeing over cravings. This book is designed to give you solutions to overeating in an inspiring and unique way! Healthy Eating Guide On What To Eat Healthy: We all eat. We all know that some foods are better for us than others, and we all know that the foods we crave are usually not the foods that are good for us! Theory is great, but practice is better. This book is all about putting nutrition and food science theory to use in your life. Learn which foods to eat and which to avoid, and why. This book will help you understand food and nutrition science, and guide you through making the years of research work for you and your health. Practice makes perfect, routine is the best practice! This food guide will help you create food rules to live by and make a diet plan that's balanced, nutritious, and keeps you engaged. The book will explain how to ditch the added sugars and enjoy the natural flavors of food, and help you set up a food plan for a balanced, unprocessed life. It also details the use of fasting in your diet, and explains how mindfulness and mental rest can help you reach your goals. Best of all, this book doesn't just tell you to eat or avoid certain things, it gives you a detailed, scientific reason why you should or should not have certain foods and drinks in your meal plan. No more 'because I said so' or 'according to x blogger'. Everything in these pages is backed by food and nutrition science, explained simply and broken down to easily digestible bites. That's not to say the process is easy. You're training your own mind to enjoy the taste of unsweetened, unprocessed, untainted foods, and that takes time and energy. Everything will be explained in positive, simple steps you can take to better your life.

Author: Pamela Peeke
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1623361583
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 371

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The body’s built-in reward system, driven by the chemical dopamine, tells us to do more of the things that give us pleasure: Creative energy, falling in love, entrepreneurship, and even the continued propagation of the human race are driven by this system. Unfortunately, so is the urge to overeat. In The Hunger Fix, Dr. Pam Peeke uses the latest neuroscience to explain how unhealthy food and behavioral "fixes" have gotten us ensnared in a vicious cycle of overeating and addiction. She even shows that dopamine rushes in the body work exactly the same way with food as with cocaine. Luckily, we are all capable of rewiring, and the very same dopamine-driven system can be used to reward us for healthful, exciting, and fulfilling activities. The Hunger Fix lays out a science-based, three-stage plan to break the addiction to false fixes and replace them with healthier actions. Fitness guides, meal plans, and recipes are constructed to bolster the growth of new neurons and stimulate the body’s reward system. Gradually, healthy fixes like meditating, going for a run, laughing, and learning a new language will replace the junk food, couch time, and other bad habits that leave us unhappy and overweight. Packed with practical tips, useful advice, and plenty of wit, wisdom, and inspiring stories of those who have successfully transformed their bodies, The Hunger Fix is a life-changing program for anyone (of any size) trapped by food obsession and the urge to overeat.