By Mona Obaid
Vice chairwoman
It can be easily said that tens of millions of people experience Food Addiction without even knowing it, and therefore don’t know how to overcome it. They — and those already seeking recovery — need our help. They need your help.
The Food Addiction Institute is the world’s foremost authority on the condition, providing comfort, support, information, and guidance not only to sufferers but to health professionals, policy makers, and loved ones. This work can thrive only if you offer your support as well.
From noon to noon, April 15-16, donors of up to $100 each will have their donations to the institute fully matched by the Giving Challenge, conducted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Fla., where the institute has its roots.
Food Addiction is often a silent struggle. Many people feel shame, confusion, and loneliness as they try again and again to control their eating. But Food Addiction is not a failure of willpower. It is a real and complex condition involving brain chemistry.
Visitors to the institute’s website and recipients of its newsletter learn how to think about and recover from the disease, and how to help others understand it. The institute shares the latest research, filters news through the prism of Food Addiction, and does much more. And it needs your help to do it.
Be part of this movement.
Please visit the Giving Challenge website between noon and noon, April 15-16, to make your donation. In the meantime, please share this limited opportunity with friends, family, and your community.
Every donation, no matter the size, brings hope, understanding, and recovery to someone who needs it. Together, we can break the silence around Food Addiction and remind people that recovery is possible.