Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 What is Food Addiction? Food addiction is a disorder characterized by preoccupation with food, the availability of food and the anticipation of pleasure from the ingestion of food. Food addiction involves the repetitive consumption of food against the individual's better judgment resulting in loss of control and preoccupation or the restriction of food and preoccupation with body weight and image. One Type of Food Addiction - Compulsive Overeating Compulsive Overeaters use food inappropriately and eventually become addicted to it and lose control over the amount of food they eat. Overeaters demonstrate binge eating without extreme weight control and see that behavior as normal. Overeaters are usually moderately to severely obese, with an average binge eater being 60% overweight. Bingeing episodes usually consist of carbohydrates and junk food. Do you have a food addiction? 1. Has anyone ever told you that you have a problem with food? 2. Do you think food is a problem for you? 3. Do you eat large amounts of high calorie food in a short period of time? 4. Do you find yourself fearful of gaining weight? 5. Do you eat when you are disappointed, tense or anxious? 6. Can you stop eating without a struggle after one or two sweets? 7. Do find yourself preoccupied with gaining weight? 8. Has being overweight ever affected any part of your life? 9. Do you weigh yourself once or twice (or more) a day? 10. Do you eat more than you planned to eat? 11. Have you hidden food so that you would have it just for yourself? 12. Have you ever felt angry when someone ate food you saved for yourself? 13. Do you worry that you can't control how much you eat? 14. Have you felt frantic about your size, shape or weight? 15. How many methods of weight loss have you tried in the past? (i.e., self induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, fasting, amphetamines, weight loss programs, etc.) 16. Have you ever felt so ashamed of the amount you eat that you hide your eating? 17. Have you been so upset about the way you eat that you wished you would die? 18. Do you overeat more than twice a week? 19. Do you invent plans in order to be alone to eat? 20. Do you seek out companions who eat the way you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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