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FOOD ADDICTION  

With many individuals suffering from a variety of eating disorders, offering support groups for food addiction has become widely important to the health of individuals suffering from comorbid depression and anxiety.

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Obesity is a growing concern in America. Research indicates that obesity might be about more than food...it might signal a food addiction.

When many people think about addiction they think of alcohol and drugs, but not many think about the addiction to video games.

Numerous 12-step program exist to help those with life-damaging addictions and those who love them.

Most people don't consider it possible to actually be addicted to food, but believe it or not you can be.

There's a new disorder on the block and though probably not as life-threatening as starving or binging, addiction to healthy foods, or orthorexia, can actually damage your health!

Acupuncture can help to detoxify the body of the chemicals that are causing the addictive component to be triggered in the patient, help to curb cravings, and can clam thoughtless actions.

Are you addicted or allergic to food? This article explains how to diagnose your condition and how to treat these conditions.

Addicted to fast food?" Here are some ideas to help you beat your addiction.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine have found that the craving for drugs is wired into the same system that causes fight-or-flight, seeking food, and sexual desire.

People who have had gastric bypass surgery often replace one addiction for another. This article I wrote looks at the problem.

From smoking to food addiction, it is important to follow these simple personal habits to overcome addiction

The Japanese snack food aisle is a haven for snack lovers with adventurous tastes. If you're a frequent snacker, here's what you need to know.

With the advancement in technology over the last decade, so has the advancement of addictions. This is an overview of internet addiction.

Fast food is bad for you. Here's how to break the habit of eating it.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)is in almost every pre-packed, processed food we eat. What are the implications to our health and well-being to consume so much of this chemical on a regular basis? Read this article to find out!

This article explores sexual addiction in women...a topic that is rarely discussed.

Addiction is one word many don't associate with food, but the word is closely connected to our need for something salty, starchy or soft and chewy....

When you think of an addiction the first thing that comes to most people minds are drugs, but never do you really truly think of food.

Food allergies can produce the same symptoms as a drug or alcohol addiction.

Going against common belief, scientists are working to prove food is an addiction. This article covers food, caffeine, cigarettes and drugs as addictive substances and questions the social belief that drugs are more addictive than the others.

Just trying to avoid a few general categories of food can make your dieting much easier and much more effective.

"Maybe I need a l2-step recovery group," I remember telling a Christian friend several years ago as I struggled with my on-going food addiction.

Every day there is a news story about a family devastated by addiction. So many stories are paraded in the media that America has become almost jaded to the problematic social issue.

This is an article about the little known subject of fast food toy collecting. It's joys and sorrow.

Sounding both preposterous and ominous, video game addiction is apparently a very real possibility in some circumstances.

"Nothing can prepare you for what can happen; both emotionally and physically." Says Sandy, a gastric bypass patient from Westwood California. Sandy and thousands like her are experiencing what psychologists are calling "addiction transfer".

Fast food is a growing epidemic in the United States causing many Americans to loosen their belt buckles and empty their wallets in surrender to the almighty French fry.

Books are something I could not live without!

Los Angeles Weekly columnist Jonathan Gold is the first food critic to win a Pulitzer.

This article is about the ongoing battle obese people have with their addiction to food.

Why are donuts acceptable breakfast food, but not, say, cheesecake or cotton candy? Find out from a guy who will start the day with anything up to and including Toxic Waste-e-o's. Frosted.

Struggling with a gambling addiction affects the entire family and circle of friends. It is not a game. The symptoms of gambling addiction are clear and destructive.

Addiction... what is it really?

A cross cultural perspective of drug abuse and addiction. Looking at alcohol abuse, the culture revolving around addiction and drug abuse and the differences between genders and these addictions. Includes sexual addiction.

In this article, the prevalence of addiction in American culture is examined through discussion of different types and aspects of addiction.

A new study has found an area in the brain linked to smoking addiction.

It may seem impossible, but it can be done.

An addiction is the inability of being able to stop using something. There are many different types of addictions such as alcohol, shopping, food and pain medications.

With many individuals committing to improving health through exercise, there is a small population which will suffer from a condition known as Exercise Addiction. This is an overview of the condition and recommendations for treatment.

In introspective look at my addiction to food

From the first expansion of Atari video games to the most recent relesae of Playstation 3, video game addiction is becoming more prevalent in our society, This is an overview of the video game addiction.

Nicotine cigarette smoking is chronic addiction. May take several times to quit smoking. Available are various medications, and nicotine replacement therapy. Common are symptoms of withdrawal. Between 1998 - 2004 increase nicotine added to cigarettes.

Sometimes, all you can do is dish out a little tough love. Often, people don't recognize how far they've sunk into addiction, how much they've lost control of their lives… it takes a friend, a TRUE friend, to point it out.

Unfortunately drug addiction is a common occurence in our society. Many don't recognize the signs and withdrawal symptoms of drugs, which can be very beneficial in dealing with the addiction.

Are you in a relationship that you know is bad for you? Do you make up your mind to leave only to go back again? Do you feel like you are on a roller coaster in your love life? If you answered yes to any of these, you are may have a love addiction.