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. 

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Links and References:

1. https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/food-addiction#:~:text=Changes%20in%20brain%20activity%20were,or%20continued%20eating%20%5B2%5D.
2. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/binge-eating-disorder/mental-health-food-addiction
3. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/food-addiction
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6770567/
5. 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.
6. https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/
7. 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%20poor
8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8320638/

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