Double Your Impact: Join the 2024 Giving Challenge and Support the Fight Against Food Addiction! As the clock struck noon today, a wave of generosity swept across our community. The 2024 Giving Challenge is here, and it's your chance to make a real difference in the lives of those battling food addiction. For 24 hours, from April 9th noon to April 10th noon ET, the Patterson Foundation pledges to match every donation between $25 and $100, amplifying your kindness and doubling the impact of your gift. The Food Addiction Institute (FAI) stands at the forefront of this compassionate movement, advocating for the recognition of food addiction as an official substance use disorder in the DSM5. This inclusion is crucial, as it paves the way for abstinence-based rehabilitative treatment, offering hope and recovery to countless individuals. Your support during the Giving Challenge is more than just a monetary contribution; it's a declaration of solidarity, a beacon of hope that cuts through the overwhelming tide of need. With the Patterson Foundation's matching gift opportunity, your donation of $25 to $100 will go twice as far, echoing your commitment to the cause and resonating with the mission of FAI. Imagine a world where every act of kindness is magnified, where your support not only contributes to the fight against food addiction but also fosters awareness and the establishment of effective treatment facilities and provides training certification for food addiction professionals. This is the transformative power of the Giving Challenge. So, open your hearts and get ready to click. From noon today until noon tomorrow, let's unite for a cause that touches lives and rebuilds futures. Your generosity can change the narrative for food addicts, creating a ripple effect of positive change that extends far beyond the 24-hour window of the Giving Challenge. Together, we can double the love, double the support, and double the hope. Join us in the 2024 Giving Challenge and witness the power of your generosity in action. Let's make this moment count for the Food Addiction Institute and for every life waiting to be transformed. https://www.givingchallenge.org/organizations/foodaddictioninstitute #BeTheOne who stands up, reaches out, and makes a difference. Your contribution, no matter the size, represents a powerful vote of confidence in our mission and the lives of those we aim to touch.

Exciting News from the Food Addiction Institute website at https://foodaddictioninstitute.org The Food Addiction Institute listened to your feedback and have rolled out fresh design options to enhance your experience on our website! For a short time, we have opened up all of the features so you can help us improve them!! We want your feedback so we can support everyone's journeys towards understanding food addiction as a distinct substance use disorder, understanding the process to achieve and maintain long term recovery from the addiction with abstinence from trigger foods, and finding the extraordinary support required to achieve long term recovery! You are not alone! Enhanced Features on the Website include: Search Enter your terms in the search bar in the top navigation, to dive into the search results which will show both articles and entries from our collected archive of research. You can click through the APA Citations of the research, to a 2nd page with summary information and option to download the full article (available for a short period of time). Webinars Catch up on guests interviewed by Cynthia Myers-Morrison on our webinar recordings now available on our website and on our Youtube channel playlist. Articles Our blog has transformed into informative articles, complete with reading times, so you know exactly how much time you'll need, with recommendations for additional reading. Events Stay in the loop with our upcoming events and get involved with our initiatives to have food addiction included in the DSM5 as a substance use disorder. SAVE THE DATE: April 9-10 from 12 Noon to 12 Noon for our biggest fundraiser of the year and Be The One to support FAI in the 2024 Giving Challenge! Mobile Explore the new features today and join us on the journey to recovery from food addiction as a substance use disorder! We have a new mobile app on Spaces by Wix! (please join us on the new app even if you joined previously!) Please comment! We welcome your ideas and suggestions!

Traditionally, attention has focused on the two extremes of the continuum of substance use: Abstinence and severe Substance Use Disorder (also called addiction). However, most people's substance use does not fall into either of these extremes. Substance use ranges across a continuum from No Use (abstinence), Low-Risk Use, Risky Use, Harmful Use, to Substance Use Disorder. People aged 18-25 account for the highest prevalence of substance use and substance use disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) lists 11 criteria (symptoms) for diagnosis of a substance use disorder: mild = 2-3 symptoms, moderate = 4-5 symptoms, severe = 6 or more symptoms. Most people who use substances are able to meet their obligations; without routine screening, their health providers may not be aware of their substance use. The incidence of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders is often underestimated; integrated treatment is most effective. Without routine screening in place, it’s likely most clinicians are unaware of their patient's food addiction substance use. Understanding a person's substance use requires knowing not only what the person uses but also how he or she uses substances. A person's use falls along a continuum ranging from no use (abstinence), through low-risk use, risky use, harmful use, to the chronic, relapsing brain disease known as a severe Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Even if patients have not had repeated negative consequences, food addiction substance use could still be affecting their health.  With proper screening to identify the potential for food addiction as distinct from other eating disorders and food issues, a Certified Food Addiction Professional can assess the stage of food addiction and identify the severity level to provide appropriate treatment to achieve recovery from progressive symptoms. Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015.htm#tab5-2b. Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015.htm#tab5-2b​ International School for Food Addiction Counseling and Treatment (INFACT) Certified Food Addiction Professional curriculum

STUDIES d4b67cbf3d72800a1a7510277c59e07c Review - check for add sources Food addiction is an emerging area of both clinical and research interest. The current review discussed several definitional and conceptual categorisations that have been put forth to quantify food addiction. However, the YFAS 2·0 concept predominates the literature. Similarly, evidence shows some similarities of food addiction with established eating disorders, particularly BED. Thus, the current review supports two main areas of contention that warrant much more research; considering food addiction as a substance-related addiction or a behavioural-related addiction and if food addiction is distinct from established eating disorders. Further research is needed to continue to delineate and clarify controversies about similarities and differences in food addiction with other concepts and established disorders. Sugar Addiction From Evolution to Revolution DOWNLOAD Wiss, D. A., Avena, N., & Rada, P. (2018). Sugar Addiction: From Evolution to Revolution. Front psychiatry, 9, 545. https://doi.org/10,3389/fpsvt.2018.00545 ​ Next Item Previous Item

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