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[SNU]

They've done brain scans and fat people who see a Twinkies label have the exact same areas of their brain activated as alcoholics who see a PBR or Jack Daniels label. It's real.

The solution is just avoiding ultra-processed foods that blast your dopamine receptors. Forever. Just like alcoholics can't ever drink in moderation again.

I'd be interested in seeing what the control group was for the study. I don't know anything about brains or brain scans but I'd like to see the difference between a normal person who isn't currently hungry versus a normal person who hasn't eaten for a while. Like I said I don't know shit but wouldn't a normal person who is starving have all sorts of shit light up in their brain if you show them food labels?

 

[The Repeated Meme]

They've done brain scans and fat people who see a Twinkies label have the exact same areas of their brain activated as alcoholics who see a PBR or Jack Daniels label. It's real.

The solution is just avoiding ultra-processed foods that blast your dopamine receptors. Forever. Just like alcoholics can't ever drink in moderation again.

Of course it does. That makes total sense. Ultra processed food is designed to be as addictive and unfilling as possible to maximize the amount of it you eat, which of course translates to massive profits.

 

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I'd be interested in seeing what the control group was for the study. I don't know anything about brains or brain scans but I'd like to see the difference between a normal person who isn't currently hungry versus a normal person who hasn't eaten for a while. Like I said I don't know shit but wouldn't a normal person who is starving have all sorts of shit light up in their brain if you show them food labels?

Here's one of them, there have been quite a few.

This isn't really the type of study you'd use a control arm in. All participants fasted for 4-6h beforehand. There was another one that fed all participants the same meal and had them fast 6h before coming in (which is better design) and that showed the same thing.

Main takeaway here is that the anticipation of a palatable food differed between those who scored higher on the Yale Food Addiction Scale and those who scored lower, but the reception of the palatable food in question did not. This is remarkably consistent with studies on substance abuse.

 

[Larkin N Likin]

 

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Here's one of them, there have been quite a few.

This isn't really the type of study you'd use a control arm in. All participants fasted for 4-6h beforehand. There was another one that fed all participants the same meal and had them fast 6h before coming in (which is better design) and that showed the same thing.

Imagine being "hungry" after "fasting" for 6 hours. That's why interval fasting works - it mainly motivates people to not stuff their faces for a couple of hours, which makes them consume less calories than they normally would.
It's sad that we have people who believe they can't go without food for 24 hours, or "have low blood sugar" after not eating for 2 hours. No kidding, your blood sugar drops after a while, and that's where your body begins to access all those previously stored calories.

I strongly encourage anyone struggling with food addiction to not eat for 24 hours, only drink water. This is important so you'll learn to deal with the discomfort of actually feeling hunger instead of cravings, and that you understand that nothing bad will happen to you if you don't eat for a bit.

In fact, drinks are the first thing to change (as someone itt already pointed out): drop any and all drinks but water or tea. It's an important step to reduce calorie intake, and it will help your body wean off the cravings for sweet, sugary taste, which is why I'd recommend to not switch to zero sugar or light options. Just water or tea.

Source: I stopped smoking a couple of years ago and I'm a sober alcoholic for 5 years, during which I also lost a considerable amount of weight because I learned self-control and how to endure unpleasant bodily sensations. You can, too, OP, despite being a whiny individual who didn't make it through their kiwifarms hazing

Edit: Added a sentence or two.

 

[Allura Red AC]

OP, when you say "food addiction". I just assume this means food occupies the space in your life another substance would as a coping mechanism. Food addiction is a meme term for middle aged women. Consider you could have binge eating disorder.

 

[The Cringe Connoisseur]

Being an immature lazy gluttonous fatass who is too much of a manchild to have some self restraint isn't an "addiction". Fuck off with this twitter victim complex shit and be responsible for once in your life.