Food Addiction

Another example of behavioral excess of things that are biologically necessary. Again, the utility of calling this an "addiction" is questionable, and we will ask that question in this discussion. We'll dig into the history of food addiciton, the criteria for food addiction, and treatment for food addiction. Of course, we are going to bring a skeptical analysis as well. RecommendationsAbraham: Hire someone to do yard workShane: Jelly Belly Jellybeans (https://www.jellybelly.com)May 22, 2024 Holidays:Bitcoin Pizza DayCanadian Immigrants DayEmergency Medical Services for Children DayHarvey Milk Day (California)International Day for Biological DiversityNational Maritime DayNational Solitaire DayNational Vanilla Pudding DaySherlock Holmes DayWorld Goth DayHealthcare Documentation Integrity WeekNational Safe Boating WeekNational Unicycle WeekNational Backyard Games WeekLinks and References:https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/food-addiction#:~:text=Changes%20in%20brain%20activity%20were,or%20continued%20eating%20%5B2%5D.https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/binge-eating-disorder/mental-health-food-addictionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/food-addictionhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6770567/https://www.virtua.org/articles/what-causes-food-addiction-and-what-are-the-signs#:~:text=Because%20everyone%20must%20eat%20to,at%20an%20even%20higher%20risk.https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/https://www.addictionhelp.com/food-addiction/statistics/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20study%2C%20food%20addiction%20was%20found%20in%3A&text=32%25%20of%20women%20who%20say,health%20is%20fair%20or%20poorhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8320638/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.