Personally, I love food. Everything about it - how it looks, the texture of it, how it smells, and of course, how it tastes.I could probably eat all day if I had the time and the food. When I came across this article I was surprised that it can be a disorder.We can all agree we love food. We love to look at the presentation, smell the aroma, and gobble it all up. "Food Abuse" by Susan McQuillan, M.S., R.D., points out that some people love food so much more than others - resulting in an excessive eating habit. "Neuroscientists have found that food affects brain chemistry in ways that might lead to an addiction in some people. In fact, the brain chemistry and physiology of an obese person has been shown to be very similar to that of a drug addict." It goes on and says that people who constantly think about what is the next thing they are going to eat (or not to eat) is also classified as a food addiction. It doesn't matter if they eat too much or too little, it's the passion for food that controls their lives both physically and emotionally. When they lose that control, it becomes an addiction.
I find it very interesting that food can be a drug to some people - I mean it has similar results to other harmful drugs. A person addicted to food craves to eat constantly, will buy large amounts, eat till his/her hearts desire, and become an unhealthy fat person. Whereas a person addicted to smoking craves it constantly, will buy large amounts, etc. So my question was, "Can you love food too much?" I guess you can but to a certain extent. As for me, I have a passion for food, but I can probably live without it for awhile. After reading this article, I concluded that I dont have an addiction. Right?
Source:
http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/cravings/200803/food-abuse
11 comments:
It's interesting/funny how food and drugs are similar in a way.
Wow..I love food but I am not addicted. I like your article. It's interesting.
wow. Very impressive. Your comments and thoughts were interesting to read about. I had no idea there was an affliction like this.
This was a good topic! i love food too. but yeahh good point, food can get addicting if you constantly depend on it.
food!yeah i guess if people need to eat it all the time then there might be a problem, but other than that i think food should be good for you because it gives you the energy and strength to go through a day. nice topic.
So does that mean food addicts in rehab can't...eat...?
hahaaa, doing a food topic is so you! This was really interesting; I never knew you could get a disorder from eating too much. When you become an Italian chef, make sure not to make your food too good :)
over eating is a real problem. since food is so delicious. im glad it is starting to show up as a problem because it is an eating disorder. People want to control their feelings by controlling what they eat.
Very cool article. I know Im addicted to food.
Wow, I would have never compared food to drugs before.
Very interesting! I never would have thought that someone could be addicted to food.
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