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Understanding the Opponent-Process Theory of Addiction With Dr. Nicole Avena

when people first start using an addictive substance, they get high when they use it, and then they have a mild low after the drug wears off

Dr. Nicole Avena Unpacks the Dependence-Like Relationship With Food & Diet Culture

"If you're struggling with food addiction, recovery is difficult because in the US, the food system is essentially setting us up to fail

Sugar Intake Increases Risk for Alzheimers

Researchers discovered a mechanism linking high sugar consumption to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

How Ultra-processed Foods Affects Gut-Brain Axis

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with poorer cognitive performance, especially in memory and executive functions.

Food Addiction And Recovery From Substance Misuse

Recent study of how recovery from substance misuse affects 3 psychological concepts: temporal discounting, hedonic hunger, food addiction

Experts Agree: Sugar Might Be as Addictive as Cocaine

Experts believe that sugar can trigger the same reward and pleasure pathways in the brain as addictive substances like cocaine and heroin.

Food Addiction Symptoms Found in 1 Out Of 8 Americans Over 50 Years Of Age

A recent poll conducted by the University of Michigan found that one in eight Americans over 50 show signs of food addiction.

Food Addicts Are Victims of The Food Industry

Tricked Into Eating More: How The Food Industry Lies To You: video with Ashley Gearhardt

Food Addiction Is Not Understood

What if we consider the possibility that some people may have a food addiction, similar to how others may have an addiction to drugs, etc?

Food Addiction As A Substance Use Disorder Included at The American Psychiatric Association

Food Addiction As A Substance Use Disorder Included at The American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco

What is the evidence that Food Addiction is real addiction to a substance?

Top 10 indications that evidence of food addiction matches evidence of other addictions

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