Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Food Addiction

Research suggests that an alternating pattern of food restriction and bingeing contributes to reward dysfunction (changes in neural circuitry) and an addictive pattern of eating.

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Cravings

Research suggests that there may be a gene that makes certain individuals more sensitive to sugar and alcohol cravings.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Addiction

Is addiction a disease or a choice? While one may not be responsible for getting the illness, it doesn't abdicate one's responsibility for making different choices to manage or eradicate it.

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