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Food, Hummingbirds, and Porn

The mystery is, what audience is kiddie food porn meant to pull? Do children look at these photos and drool?

Eating Addiction Researcher Resigns in Clash Between Science and Politics

A well-known eating addiction researcher, Dr. Kevin Hall, resigns when study results conflict with policy statements.

Especially Sugar and Wheat

More evidence for the addictive quality of food-based opioid sensitivity is that deprivation can cause severe withdrawal symptoms, including depression, mood swings, and even a worsening of digestive tract problems.

Comedians and Too Much Food

Many professional comedians got their start as fat kids, and served their apprenticeship as obese teenagers, and some have carried it into adulthood.

Control, the Second C of Addiction — Continued    

How does a deadly habit correlate with a person’s inordinate thirst for attention? Such a psychological malfunction can be behind addiction and can be cured with a lot of work and insight.

Dysfunctional Displacement

One thing unites both behavioral and substance addictions: displacement.