Rob Calder, Elle Wadsworth and Lindsey Hines
Rob Calder, Elle Wadsworth and Lindsey Hines
"Food Addiction"
"Food Addiction"
"Food Addiction"
Tuesday 19th December 2017
Elle Wadsworth and Amanda Raffoul dive into food addiction, discussing its overlap with eating disorders and societal influences on our eating habits.
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Rob Calder, Elle Wadsworth and Lindsey Hines
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Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Sobriety Toolkit
Navigating Intimate Relationships
Family Recovery from Addiction
Nutritional Pathways to Recovery
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Get the buttons here!Understanding Food Addiction: A Deep Dive with Elle and Amanda
But I think that again there needs to be more clarification about what's actually going on so that we can pin it down. Because if we're defining food addiction as something that might be an actual just overlap with the predispositions to substance use addictions, we might be saying that there's something there when there's really not just for food.
Ever wondered if food can be as addictive as drugs or alcohol? In this episode of 'What's the Crack', Elle Wadsworth chats with Amanda Raffoul, a PhD student from the University of Waterloo, to unpack the tangled web of food addiction. They explore whether our cravings for certain foods can truly be classified as an addiction or if we're just overindulging in life's necessities.
You'll hear them discuss the fine line between eating disorders and food addiction, and why this terminology might be more confusing than helpful. Elle and Amanda also touch on orthorexia—an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating—and the Yale Food Addiction Scale, a tool used to measure food addiction in patients. They ponder how societal influences like media, advertising, and food costs shape our eating habits and contribute to this complex issue.
Whether you're curious about the science behind your cravings or want to understand the broader implications of labeling food behaviors as addictions, this episode offers a nuanced and engaging conversation that will leave you thinking long after it's over.