http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018drny
Firstly I would like to thank @pinkelastik and @myarchedeyebrow for sharing. This seems to be a topic which is not taken very seriously. Size discrimination often goes unchallenged. Society and the media portray overweight people as lazy and costing the NHS millions of pounds and people can get quite passionate about the fact that overweight people should just stop over eating or stop being lazy and get to the gym. They don't seem to consider the effects of this negative portrayal on the people who are overweight and can be made to feel that they are 'wrong' or 'lazy' or 'worthless' often leading to social isolation as described by Karina Marshall.This is the only reason I have set up Biggerfun providing fun activities in an inclusive environment.
I caught an interesting discussion briefly on the radio tonight about studies taking place around food addiction and whether the brain has biochemical responses to food similar to that of drug addiction and whether drug treatment such as Naltrexone or Naloxone should be prescribed to people with eating disorders.
I read some time ago "Hamburgers and French fries could be as addictive as heroin, scientists haveclaimed.
Researchers in the United States have found evidence to suggest people can
become overly dependent on the sugar and fat in fast food. The
controversial findings add weight to claims that over-eating is simply down
to a lack of self-control.
It may also explain soaring rates of obesity in the western world.
Dr John Hoebel and colleagues at Princeton University in New Jersey based
their theory on a study of rats. They found that rats fed a diet containing
25% sugar are thrown into a state of anxiety when the sugar is removed.
Their symptoms included chattering teeth and the shakes - similar to those
seen in people withdrawing from nicotine or morphine, according to
researchers.
Dr Hoebel said he believed high-fat foods stimulate opioids or 'pleasure
chemicals' in the brain. "The implication is that some animals - and by
extension some people - can become overly dependent on sweet food," he
said.
Further studies published in New Scientist magazine back up this theory.
Ann Kelley, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin Medical School,
the behaviour of rats after the were given sweet, salty and fatty foods. She
found a link between the brain's pleasure chemicals and a craving for this
type of food. " and I am aware of how my body and brain reacts to sugar and fast food. I also agree that food addiction can be treated similarly to drug addiction counselling which i an area that I have worked for many years and this is why I am passionate about developing Biggerfun Dance Plus which allows for detox acupuncture using points in the ear to combat cravings, also using evidence based psychological interventions such as Motivational Mapping.
Firstly I would like to thank @pinkelastik and @myarchedeyebrow for sharing. This seems to be a topic which is not taken very seriously. Size discrimination often goes unchallenged. Society and the media portray overweight people as lazy and costing the NHS millions of pounds and people can get quite passionate about the fact that overweight people should just stop over eating or stop being lazy and get to the gym. They don't seem to consider the effects of this negative portrayal on the people who are overweight and can be made to feel that they are 'wrong' or 'lazy' or 'worthless' often leading to social isolation as described by Karina Marshall.This is the only reason I have set up Biggerfun providing fun activities in an inclusive environment.
I caught an interesting discussion briefly on the radio tonight about studies taking place around food addiction and whether the brain has biochemical responses to food similar to that of drug addiction and whether drug treatment such as Naltrexone or Naloxone should be prescribed to people with eating disorders.
I read some time ago "Hamburgers and French fries could be as addictive as heroin, scientists haveclaimed.
Researchers in the United States have found evidence to suggest people can
become overly dependent on the sugar and fat in fast food. The
controversial findings add weight to claims that over-eating is simply down
to a lack of self-control.
It may also explain soaring rates of obesity in the western world.
Dr John Hoebel and colleagues at Princeton University in New Jersey based
their theory on a study of rats. They found that rats fed a diet containing
25% sugar are thrown into a state of anxiety when the sugar is removed.
Their symptoms included chattering teeth and the shakes - similar to those
seen in people withdrawing from nicotine or morphine, according to
researchers.
Dr Hoebel said he believed high-fat foods stimulate opioids or 'pleasure
chemicals' in the brain. "The implication is that some animals - and by
extension some people - can become overly dependent on sweet food," he
said.
Further studies published in New Scientist magazine back up this theory.
Ann Kelley, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin Medical School,
the behaviour of rats after the were given sweet, salty and fatty foods. She
found a link between the brain's pleasure chemicals and a craving for this
type of food. " and I am aware of how my body and brain reacts to sugar and fast food. I also agree that food addiction can be treated similarly to drug addiction counselling which i an area that I have worked for many years and this is why I am passionate about developing Biggerfun Dance Plus which allows for detox acupuncture using points in the ear to combat cravings, also using evidence based psychological interventions such as Motivational Mapping.
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