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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 12 MIN

88. The Root Cause of Food Addiction: Intermittent Reinforcement

from Become a Confident Eater: Overcome Overeating, Establish Healthy Eating Habits · host Amber Abila - Binge Eating + Overeating Coach

Today I explain how one of the most powerful concepts in behavioral psychology, intermittent reinforcement, drives food addiction, binge eating, and cravings for processed foods.You will learn…- What intermittent reinforcement is and why it makes habits harder to quit- How BF Skinner’s pigeon experiments explain obsessive food cravings- The hidden role of flavor deception in processed foods and sugar- Why binge eating feels rewarding in the moment but robs you of true pleasure👉 Join the Craving Reset Live before 10/23 HERE🎁 Free gift! Get instant access to my guided audio to “Stop a Binge Before it Starts” ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more tips to rewire your brain around food & stop binge eating for good:💚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with me in the Confident Eater Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Support Group⁠

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