73. Is Food Addiction Real with Atheana Brown

An episode of the Diet Culture Dropout podcast, hosted by Atheana Brown RD, titled " 73. Is Food Addiction Real with Atheana Brown" was published on October 2, 2024 and runs 14 minutes.

October 2, 2024 ·14m · Diet Culture Dropout

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Summary

This podcast episode explores the concept of food addiction, questioning its validity by comparing essential life functions like eating to non-essential substance addictions. It emphasizes the role of dietary restrictions in perceived food addiction. Through various studies, including those on fasting-induced sugar binging in rats and cultural food pairings, the episode highlights how restrictions increase cravings and dopamine responses, leading to binge eating behaviors. Atheana advocates for intuitive eating and habituation to reduce compulsive eating, suggesting that food addiction might be more about restricted access than addiction itself. ✨Do you need personalized and inclusive support? Book a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free 20 minute discovery call ⁠⁠⁠⁠with Atheana Brown today to get supported on healing your relationship with food + body. ➡️ You can also join the monthly newsletter to keep yourself updated on the latest podcast episodes, freebies, workshops and food freedom tips. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠join the community here!⁠

Episode Description

This podcast episode explores the concept of food addiction, questioning its validity by comparing essential life functions like eating to non-essential substance addictions. It emphasizes the role of dietary restrictions in perceived food addiction. Through various studies, including those on fasting-induced sugar binging in rats and cultural food pairings, the episode highlights how restrictions increase cravings and dopamine responses, leading to binge eating behaviors. Atheana advocates for intuitive eating and habituation to reduce compulsive eating, suggesting that food addiction might be more about restricted access than addiction itself.

✨Do you need personalized and inclusive support? Book a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free 20 minute discovery call ⁠⁠⁠⁠with Atheana Brown today to get supported on healing your relationship with food + body.

➡️ You can also join the monthly newsletter to keep yourself updated on the latest podcast episodes, freebies, workshops and food freedom tips. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠join the community here!⁠

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