Food abuse and heroin
A kerfuffle in Australia has arisen over an advocacy ad that likens abuse of food with abuse of heroin, and I like it. The tagline asks a question not unlike I've asked before: If we acknowledge that...
View ArticleWeight-loss drug rejected
At dinner last weekend in Houston, on a break with compadres from the Society of Food Addiction Professionals, I heard about a drug that was coming out any day, and it turns out, it's not!read more
View ArticleLink between binge eating, other addictive behavior
Though not every addict experiences the same lack of control for every addictive substance or behavior, an addict is an addict.This is borne out by the phenomenon of switching addictions, whose classic...
View Article"It’s unlikely for it to be one disease, and to have one cure for everyone"
The hits keep coming on “10 Words or Less,” the feature in which I ask brief questions of interesting people and request brief answers in return. Today’s participant is one of the foremost living...
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