Recognition and Treatment of Food Addiction 1 – Computer.m4v – A speech given April 25, 2009 at “Obesity and Food Addiction Summit” Uploaded with consent of Kay Sheppard, speaker. Kay Sheppard, MA, LMHC, CEDS, an addiction treatment clinician who believes that, for some people, refined and processed foods can be as addictive as alcohol and drugs. She is a pioneer in food addiction treatment and the best-selling author of Food Addiction: The Body Knows; From The First Bite and Food Addiction: Healing Day by Day. As a licensed mental health counselor and certified eating disorders specialist, she conducts workshops for professionals and food addicts worldwide. More videos from the same conference here: www.foodaddictionsummit.org Visit Kay’s web site: www.kaysheppard.com

Confirmed the Junk Food's addiction

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Junk food creates addiction as much as any other drug. In common language jokes, when we particularly love food, we tend to say it is “a drug”. A joke that hides many truths. Whether you consider what has been shown in 'Supersize me' or you read …
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Food Addiction May Be Chemical

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But a lot of science actually skews the direction of food addiction more into the latter category, suggesting that it's the actual "process" of eating (the taste sensations, the mastication, the feelings of being full, etc.) that is to blame rather …
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