2. Food addiction is a disease which causes loss of control over the ability to stop eating certain foods. Scientifically, food addiction is a cluster of chemical dependencies on specific foods… Food Addiction Institute

3. Over time, the progressive eating of these foods distorts their thinking and leads to negative consequences which they do not want to stop Food Addiction Institute

4. Food addiction is similar to drug or alcohol addiction in that a chemical reaction in the brain is triggered by a certain behavior.” Shoshanah Yehudah, Prezi.com

5. Definition
CR Brochure: Our behavior ranged from using food as a comfort, to daily binges and excessive exercise, to starvation and vomiting.

6. Food Addiction vs Eating Disorder
  One would be using food for comfort, while others would use starving themselves to feel in control. 

7. CR Brochure: “We learned to numb our feelings and to cope with our inadequacies by reaching out for a cure that would ultimately destroy us. This unhealthy belief system was not in line with the plan God had for the food in our lives.”

8. Excessive food consumption is socially acceptable and food addiction rarely causes imminent legal problems, so it can go unchecked for a long time

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10. For some people, when their substance of choice was removed, food was available for self-soothing

11. Signs and Symptoms You frequently crave certain foods
You often eat even when you are not hungry
You eat much more than you intended to, sometimes to the point of feeling excessively “stuffed”
You often feel guilty after eating particular foods
You sometime make excuses in your head about why you should eat something that you are craving
You have repeatedly tried to quit eating or setting rules (includes cheat meals/days) about certain foods, but been unsuccessful.
You often hide your consumption of unhealthy foods from others
You feel unable to control your consumption of unhealthy foods, despite knowing that that they are causing you physical harm (including weight gain).

12. Signs and Symptoms
You avoid social situations where certain foods are available because of fear of overeating.
Eating food causes problems such as depression, anxiety, self-loathing, or guilt
You find yourself eating more and more often due to stress

13. Things that drive Food issues:
-Boredom -Pain -Shame -Self-hate -multiple forms of abuse -Low self-worth -unrealistic body image
-Powerlessness

14. Note: Food addiction is not the same as loving food
Note: Food addiction is not the same as loving food. People who love food can stop eating when needed. Food is not serving a protective function