Food Addiction

[ysabetwordsmith]

I was intrigued by this article suggesting that fatty foods can create brain changes in rats, similar to those caused by drug addiction.  I wonder if extremely sweet or excessively modified foods could do that too.  Also, I think it would be interesting to study whether some individuals are resistant to food addiction, as is the case with most addictions -- and look for factors that clue one way or the other.  However, this really just fits a general trend, that too much of any one thing in any part of life tends to have bad effects.

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[lemmozine.livejournal.com]

I'm currently following the Ideal Protein diet under the watchful eye of my chiropractor, who also has a degree in nutrition.

One of the current things that's being said is the 2 most common causes of overeating are a shortage of vitamin D, and dehydration. A shortage of vitamin D apparently causes one to feel hungry. I'm not a scientist, and I don't know how true that is, but as part of my diet I've stopped drinking diet coke (which contributes to dehydration), I'm taking a lot of nutritional supplements including a daily vitamin D, and I'm drinking at least 4 500 ml bottled waters per day in addition to the water used in my protein packets.

I was down 14 pounds on my 13th day weigh-in last Thursday and, to quote Jonathan Coulton, I feel fantastic!