How can you be addicted to something you need to survive? What’s next, air addiction? Well, maybe it’s not the best name, because, for example, Alcoholics Anonymous isn’t called “Fluids Anonymous.” People with addictions do need to eat and drink, but have to be careful not to ingest substances that lead them into physical and emotional pain.

What Is Food Addiction? It is a substance use disorder, as yet institutionally unrecognized, defined by a biochemical sensitivity to some foods and food-like substances.