interesting article on NPR re weight and addiction

[Guest guest]

Hi Gang,

Here's an interesting article I heard on NPR:

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/01/131698228/overeating-like-drug-use-rewards-and-alt\

ers-brain

Just remember if you listen, that even though they say childhood diet

correlates with adult weight, we can change our triggers and our set point -

I did! And so have many others.

Love,

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Renée s

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[Guest guest]

This article does not surprise me at all. I have struggled with anorexia for 30

years and I dont engage in unhealthy behaviors because they do nothing for me.

They are addictive because I am getting a benefit from them -- a neurochemical

benefit. My sister is my flip side and has struggled with obesity (even having

that terrible gastric bypass surgery) and I am sure that her food issues and

body issues are in part because of the same genetic pool that we both came from.

Eating disorders are addictive because of that neurochemical reaction that is

the same as all other addictions. Of course, it way more complicated than just

that but I do think the addictive quality of ed's is one the reasons they are so

hard to truly escape....Especially because unlike the alcoholic we can't choose

to just not eat. (I know that because I've tried that and nearly died.)

Jen

>

> Hi Gang,

>

> Here's an interesting article I heard on NPR:

>

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/01/131698228/overeating-like-drug-use-rewards-and-alt\

ers-brain

>

> Just remember if you listen, that even though they say childhood diet

> correlates with adult weight, we can change our triggers and our set point -

> I did! And so have many others.

>

> Love,

>

>

> ps friend me on facebook. renee@...

>

> Renée s

> www.reneemethod.com

>

> Featured Teacher in the powerful documentary film " The Inner Weigh "

> http://www.theinnerweigh.com/cmd.php?af=1264806

>

> Host of " Inside Out Weight Loss "

> iTunes top Weight Loss Podcast

> (and it's f*r*e*e)

> Over 2,500,000 downloads to date

> Available at www.personallifemedia.com/iowl

>

>

>