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ARTICLES
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Mar 162 min read
5 Key Improvements to our New Food Addiction Institute Website
Discover the enhanced features on the Food Addiction Institute website! Join the journey to recovery from food addiction as a substance use
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Mar 32 min read
Understanding Food Addiction Substance Use Disorder
An Infact Certified Food Addiction Professional (CFAP) can assess the stage of food addiction and identify the severity level
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Jan 224 min read
Understanding Triggers and Cravings
Individually Identified Trigger foods differ for each person, depending on their personal history, physiology, and psychological factors
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Jan 212 min read
Tolerance and Withdrawal
Tolerance and withdrawal are criteria associated with substance use addictive disorders, like food addiction.
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Jan 202 min read
Food Addiction is a Substance Use Disorder
According to the DSM-5-TR, substance use disorder is diagnosed when a person meets at least two of 11 criteria within a 12-month period
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Jan 192 min read
Social Impairment
Social impairment is an understudied and less commonly reported symptom of food addiction
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Jan 192 min read
Impaired Control
Some people may experience impaired control over their food consumption, leading to binge eating, obesity, or other eating disorders
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Jan 161 min read
How the Food Industry Uses Deception and Persuasion to Fuel Our Food Addiction
Dr. Danowski weighed 328 pounds. She kept off 170 pounds for over 3 decades. She wrote Happy Eating & Food Addiction in American Advertising
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Dec 19, 20231 min read
The “Addict Brain” Highjacks Our Brains Like a Computer Virus
Episode 18: Dr. Paul Early is showcased on the Food Addiction: The Problem and The Solution podcast from the INFACT School
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Dec 16, 20233 min read
Later Meal Times Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Adjusting meal times may be a simple and effective way to improve cardiovascular health
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Dec 6, 20233 min read
I Used Food In the Same Ways I Had Used Alcohol and Drugs: Tony W. Reflects on His Recovery
Tony recognized that it wasn't his lack of willpower which caused his food addiction, but rather his body’s response to addictive substances
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Dec 1, 20233 min read
All Natural Fruit Drinks Contain High Amounts of Added Sugar
Parents are more likely to buy sugary fruit drinks for their children when they see "natural" claims on the packaging.
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
TODAY! FREE! Breathwork Practices for Recovery From Addiction
Modern research in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology shows us the power of breathing to change
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Nov 30, 20234 min read
Recovering Food Addict Colleen Y. Shares the Ups and Downs of Her Journey
Colleen Y. has triumphed over food addiction shedding an astonishing 150 pounds and regaining control over her life.
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Nov 29, 20234 min read
Depression Linked To Artificially Sweetened Ultra processed Foods
Artificially sweetened ultraprocessed foods linked to depression in women, study finds
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Nov 27, 20233 min read
Consumption of Ultra Processed Foods (UPF) Increases Risk of Cancer and Cardiometabolic Diseases
FINALLY! The world is figuring out that we were right! says H. Theresa Wright, MS, RD, LDN of sanefood.com
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Nov 21, 20234 min read
Uncovering Repressed Anger: How Food Became My Only Comfort
Colleen Y. has triumphed over food addiction, shedding an astonishing 150 pounds and regaining control over her life.
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Nov 13, 20235 min read
Former Food Addict Lisa K. Opens Up About Her Inspiring Journey
Once weighing 335 pounds, Lisa K. lost 150 pounds and recovered from her food addiction through abstinence, treatment and 12-step work
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