Is Food Addictive?

~ Jason Schwartz

From Slate:

As neuroscientists focus their attention on obesity, you can expect to see morestudies comparing food cravings to drug addiction. As these studies accumulate, you can expect to hear them cited in campaigns to regulate junk food.

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.

3 thoughts on “Is Food Addictive?”

  1. I see many similarities … as someone who struggles with eating too much. Reading Atkins, Sugar Blues, and other resources, the chemical reaction that food creates can be, I think, classified as addictive. It feels that way, anyway. I would not say in the same way as drugs / alcohol. Thanks for the link.By the way … new look for the blog … new owner? “Jason Schwartz” is not a familiar name to me … and I’ve been reading this blog a while. Help me out … maybe I just missed it!

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