Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian. Stop food addiction. Ten tips to help stop emotional eating. Food addiction is more than over eating. An over eater is someone who eats too much. A food addict, may or may not over-eat, but when they eat something that they know they ‘shouldn’t”, much like any other addict, they don't stop. Being addicted to food has recently gotten more support from the scientific community.
Research has demonstrated that for some of us, the same pleasure centers of the brain, that are triggered by drugs like cocaine and heroin, are activated by foods rich in sugar, fat, and salt. These foods activate brain chemicals like dopamine, and once you experience the increased dopamine transmission, that you get from eating certain foods, you’ll keep eating ~ regardless of not being hungry, or actually feeling full.
If you’re a food addict, you will continue to eat in spite of negative consequences. This is not only an weight issue, this is an emotional issue. Here are a few questions to evaluate yourself! Do you: Do these situations apply to you? You Don't Have To Struggle! Headspace : Meditation and Mindfulness. Meditate, be mindful. Learn How To Meditate with Headspace.
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