Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Food and Nutrition
Low-carb Diet Forum
Carbohydrates as an addiction
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Walking Girl" data-source="post: 2124692" data-attributes="member: 510059"><p>I was treated for binge eating disorder for about 18 months - group and individual. In that time I did not met one mental health professional, and working with those who’s specialty was eating disorders, who believed food was addictive. Several good studies have shown that there are changes int the brain with similarities to an addict getting a “fix”, but it’s the anticipation/planning that creates those changes, NOT the food itself.</p><p></p><p>One such observational study took whole grain - oat groats, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, etc which is MUCH higher percent of carbohydrates than pastries, cookies, etc and guess which foods the study participants binged on? NEVER the whole grains. If that was all that was available, no binging occurred.</p><p></p><p>By the way, those with BED will binge on proteins and fats too - cheese, bacon and nut butters being a classic example.</p><p></p><p> “Carbs” being addictive? Nah.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Walking Girl, post: 2124692, member: 510059"] I was treated for binge eating disorder for about 18 months - group and individual. In that time I did not met one mental health professional, and working with those who’s specialty was eating disorders, who believed food was addictive. Several good studies have shown that there are changes int the brain with similarities to an addict getting a “fix”, but it’s the anticipation/planning that creates those changes, NOT the food itself. One such observational study took whole grain - oat groats, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, etc which is MUCH higher percent of carbohydrates than pastries, cookies, etc and guess which foods the study participants binged on? NEVER the whole grains. If that was all that was available, no binging occurred. By the way, those with BED will binge on proteins and fats too - cheese, bacon and nut butters being a classic example. “Carbs” being addictive? Nah. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Food and Nutrition
Low-carb Diet Forum
Carbohydrates as an addiction
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…