Food Addiction Recipes Food Cooking International Guide
Food Addiction Feeding Your Emotional Release
By Julia Taylor-Fernandez
Food addiction may be the result of a need for an emotional escape
or lifestyle challenges. For example, you may be addicted to a
type of food and when you start eating that food, you cannot stop.
The food controls you, rather than you control how much you will
eat. One example, is a glass of wine with your dinner. Many medical
experts agree, one glass of wine with your meal is good for your
health. Drinking a bottle of whisky every morning is bad for your
health and you need help.
Burgers, Chips And High Sugar Soft Drinks
Junk food is another form of addiction, where one may eat 3 or
4 burgers with plenty of chips and a high sugar soft drink for
their lunch. This meal is an example of bad nutrition and if you
continue to have the same lunch every day with this amount of
junk food, you will soon be overweight, have many health problems
and may even become another statistic in the obese epidemic.
There are many steps you can take to review your options and
overcome food addiction. But first, we may need to know the causes
of this addiction and then apply a solution.
We All Need Food To Stay Alive
You don’t often think about food being an addiction, but for
some people, this is something that they live with every single
day. What makes this an odd addiction is that we all need food
to survive, so it’s not like you can just stop eating or even
wean yourself from food.
You have to have it. Often, the addiction comes from the feeling
that certain foods give when consumed, and those feelings fill
something that a person cannot seem to get anywhere else. A food
addiction is like any other though, in the way that it can be
very harmful to the person who has the problem.
Eating Only One Type Of Food
Some food addiction might be to one type of food. Some think
they have a sugar addiction, which means they cannot get enough
of anything sweetened with sugar. Some have a carb fixation, which
means they go with high carbohydrate foods almost exclusively.
This leaves them with high blood sugar and then the ensuing crash,
along with never having the ability to feel full. That means they
eat even more. Weight gain and diabetes are going to be common
for those with that type of food addiction.
Food Filling An Emotional Need
Food addiction is often something that is there to fill an emotional
need that has not been filled. Someone who has been abused or
comes from a home with very little affection may get comfort from
eating food.
This becomes something they have to have, and it turns into a
food addiction. They may also equate any event in their life with
a reason to eat, and that means they always have an excuse to
feed their food addiction.
Seeking Help To Recover From Food Addiction
You may have a food addiction if you cannot seem to stop gaining
weight and you know it is because you can’t stop eating. You may
eat anything, or there may be one type of food that you cannot
get enough of. A good therapist can find out why you have your
food addiction, and can then help you clear up the underlying
problem.
Once that problem has been filled and solved, your addiction
to food may very well go away. This is something you can try on
your own, but if you have little success, there is no harm in
going out for some outside help. You may even find books on the
subject, or special diets that can help wean you from the foods
that cause you the most problems.
Examples Of Food Addiction
But your first step is to take action. There may be consequences
to your health if you eat too much food or eat too much of one
type of food. As everyone knows, too much of anything is no good
for you.
Take alcohol for example. A glass of wine with your dinner, may
be good for your health. A bottle of whisky every morning, means
you have a problem and you need to seek help.
Taking another example, you may be addicted to eating 10 jam
donuts a day. To many people, this may be an extreme example,
but this happens when one is addicted to one type of food. Eating
this much of one type of food, to the exclusion of vegetables
and other healthy food, may lead to adverse health consequences.
Taking Action To Change Your Food Habits And Take Control
Your first step is to visit your local medical doctor, who may
refer you to a dietitian. The dietitian will help you change your
food habits and widen the range of food you eat, so you do not
eat too much of the same type of food.
If the dietitian cannot solve your addiction, then you may need
to go back to your doctor and seek the help of a mental health
expert, specializing in food problems.
There are many options for recovery from food addiction. But
your first step, is to take action to get your life back and do
not let food control you.
About the Author:
Julia Taylor-Fernandez has written a number of articles on dieting, nutrition and cooking including
General Nutrition,
Meal Plans,
Teapot Cake,
Low Carb Cheese Cake,
Fresh Fruit,
Nutritional Information,
Healthy Appetizers,
Low Carb Dinners,
Health Food Store.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
What are the kitchen basics I need?
Kitchen basics that every kitchen should have are
pots and pans (in a variety of sizes), measuring cups, measuring spoons,
mixing bowls and an assortment of kitchen gadgets that make life easier.
One of these gadgets is a can opener. Being forced to saw off
the bottom of a can could take a little of the fervor away from
cooking. Also consider keeping whisks, spatulas and tongs as part
of your cooking basics.
Another item basic that is used often is a drainer/strainer.
These can come in the form of bowls or be part of a boiling pan
set. It is used to drain spaghetti water from the pasta or can
be used for anything similar.
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