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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814901903321

Autore

Tarman Vera

Titolo

Food junkies : the truth about food addiction / / Verta Tarman, MD ; in consultation with Philip Werdell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : Dundurn, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4597-2859-9

1-4597-2858-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Disciplina

616.85;616.8526

Soggetti

Compulsive eating

Eating disorders

Junk food - Health aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- This Book, Bite Size: Our Message to You -- Chapter One: Eating, Eating, Eating: What Is the Problem with Me? -- Chapter Two: I Just Like to Eat! - Eating and Overeating -- Chapter Three: Sugar Makes Me Happy! -- Chapter Four: So, What Exactly Is Food Addiction? -- Chapter Five: Are You a Food Addict? -- Chapter Six: The Food Fights: Addiction or Eating Disorder? -- Chapter Seven: Lawrence: The Tragic Story of a Food Addict -- Chapter Eight: Stages of Food Addiction -- Chapter Nine: Food Addiction: The Great Saboteur -- Chapter Ten: For the Anorexic -- Chapter Eleven: Hitting Bottom: I Need Help! -- Chapter Twelve: What Do I Do Now? -- Chapter Thirteen: First Things First: Stopping the Food -- Chapter Fourteen: Switching Addictions Chapter Fifteen: Freedom Tastes Great! - Finding Food Serenity -- Epilogue: A Happy Ending, One Day at a Time.

Sommario/riassunto

Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia: Food Junkies Built around the experiences of people suffering and recovering from food addictions, Food Junkies offers practical information grounded in medical science, while putting a face to the problems of food addiction. It is meant to be a knowledgeable and friendly guide on the road to food serenity.