Can you be addicted to food?

Sugar addiction. Carb addiction. Junk food addiction. It seems we’re in the middle of a food addiction epidemic. But everyone is addicted to food to some degree; just try not eating for a day or two and you’ll crave the stuff. So, here it is a case of contrasting the deep physiologic survival need we have to eat versus the desire for specific types of foods. But can we really elevate what someone may consider a food addiction to that of a drug or gambling addiction? In this podcast, I’ll explore if food addiction really is a thing.

Links referred to in the podcast

• Systematic review on the evidence for ‘food addiction’ https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/4/477
• Ranking of foods based on ‘addictive potential’ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25692302

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