Does food addiction exist? Research finds food addicts lacking psychological inhibition

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Women with weight problems were more impulsive than average in a food-related psychology test, a new research paper has shown. This suggested that they are more instinctively stimulated by images of food as well as lacking contemplative will power. Further, some women reported food craving even if they had eaten recently, a symptom of possible food addiction.
SOURCE: Eating Disorder Research News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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