When Does Eating Too Much Become Food Addiction? (0:29)
Being addicted to food is like being addicted to any drug. In this video, Katie Lucas and Dr. Mike Dow discuss the chemicals released by the brain when eating and how it can lead to addiction.
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Happy as these behaviors is progressed what is actually going in the brain? Well you know, as this evictions progress what we can actually see is carbs release serotonin as their sugar, fat releases dopamine so these things that people grab on to, they can actually have an addictive effect much like alcohol or pitty, so what starts off as something that you use once in a while, or as a result of a traumatic incident, can then become a full blown absolute addiction.
Mike Dow, PsyD is the clinical director of therapeutic and behavioral services at The Body Well integrative medical center in Los Angeles. He is respected expert in the fields of relationships, food and behavior.
