Food for thought: How to manage a food addiction

Sara Dimerman in conversation with Registered Social Worker Clarissa Kennedy. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about: What a food addiction means Whether or not it differs from other addictions, such as to alcohol or gambling, for example Whether or not it is recognized as an addiction in diagnostic manuals that mental health professionals refer to If food addiction falls under the same category as an eating disorder and how it differs from other eating disorders such as binge eating Whether or not some people might be more vulnerable when it comes to developing an addiction to food and why Some signs that one might be grappling with a food addiction How to manage a food addiction Some of the ways in which food addiction is treated What special training someone with an eating addiction should look for in a therapist when they are seeking help Resources: The Hunger-Satiety Scale Food Addiction Institute Sugar-Free For Life Support: I'm Sweet Enough Sugarbomb in your Brain Sugar and Carbs Anonymous (SCAA) (Molly) Sugar Sober Support Group Fridays at 1pm EST Hunger Scale Hunger Gauge