Is Food Addiction A Mental Illness?

Binge eating disorder, also known as compulsive overeating, is now included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the official diagnostic resource for mental health professionals. Night eating syndrome: In this form of food addiction, binges occur primarily late at night. Read More Here….

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What is it Called When You are Addicted to Food?

A food addiction or eating addiction is a behavioral addiction that is characterized by the compulsive consumption of palatable (e.g., high fat and high sugar) foods – the types of food which markedly activate the reward system in humans and other animals – despite adverse consequences. Read Here….

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