Doctors say someone may have given you an addiction to food?

An addiction to food may be at the root of the obesity epidemic

in much of the United Kingdom

and United States.

A staggering one out of every three Plymouth

children in primary school is overweight. This is a staggering high percent of

children. Although fast food consumption is very high it cannot account for the

millions of children now battling weight problems. A scientist is showing that an

addiction to food may be at the very root cause of the obesity crisis in the

West.  

Science links overeating with abuses

Scientist in Belgium

last year revealed that depression, ADHD and emotional issues in children and

adult cause the brain to crave food. The reason for this has to do with

hormones. Depression is growing in children and adults. A recent survey by the Mental Health

Foundation showed that 50% of university students showed signs of clinical

anxiety and more than one in 10 suffered from clinical depression. Studies show children as young as 10 are being diagnosed with major

depression in Plymouth and South Wales. An addiction to food may be at the root

cause of overeating and it may not be your fault. Dr. Piccardi of the University of Barcelona showed that a bad relationship,

marriage or childhood neglect can set a person's brain up for a future

addiction to eating.

 

Years to manifest

 

It may take years

for a problem with food to manifest. A bad relationship between mother and

daughter can cause an overeating problem to surface many years later. This has

been shown to be true in marriages as well. Julie Frier, NHS Plymouth

consultant in public health, stressed the vital importance of supporting

children to be healthy habits from birth.

The past is a

great indictor of a future addiction to food. A bad job, stress, or childhood depressions

(or abuses) can set the stage for a food addiction.

 

The connection to

food addictions and depression was shown earlier this year

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