Can You Actually Become Addicted to Food?

Published January 4, 2014

Can you actually become addicted to food?
Research shows that humans have a strong reaction to sugar, fats and food additives but is there a difference between a serious love of junk food and an actual addiction? Research shows that eating foods heavy on the sugar and fat light up the same …
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Rates of Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use Far Higher in Severely Mentally ill
The study analyzed smoking, drinking and drug use in nearly 20,000 people. That included 9,142 psychiatric patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder — an illness characterized by psychotic symptoms such as …
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Kansas to administer drug tests to welfare applicants
Rebecca Lewis, a coach with Circles of McPherson, said while she thinks kicking addictions is a crucial step in escaping poverty, she worries this program will make things worse for those struggling to overcome substance abuse. “It's likely because of …
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Three Reasons to Leave: Abuse, Addiction, and Affairs
Psychologists have suggested that the top three reasons for divorce are abuse, addiction, and affairs. Researchers have long reported that financial problems are the top area of conflict for most couples, and that communication is the second most-cited …
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