What is food addiction?

Can you be addicted to food? Are certain foods addictive? Is food addiction a real mental disorder? Or is it the same as binge eating? Today, I interview an expert in eating disorders and addiction, Dr. Ashley Gearhardt from the University of Michigan. She will give us an overview of what food addiction is and what isn't and she will help us identify signs of food addiction. And of course, she will tell us all about the latest science!
For more on the science of food addiction, please check out Dr. Gearhardt's work: fastlab.psych.lsa.umich.edu/p...
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