How CAN you be "addicted" to food? It is physically impossible?

Question

Food is not like drugs. Unlike food, it is possible for an individual to be completely deprived of drugs and suffer no physical reprocussions. People can claim to be addicted to drugs because they experience intense emotional restraints whenever they are completely deprived of drugs even though it does absolutely no physical harm. Food, on the other hand, is different. Everyone needs food to survive, and being completely deprived of it can have deadly consequences. An addiction is defined as a constant desire to do something. But it is really only possible for most normal people to eat so much without feeling no more desire to eat at that time. If they felt no more desire to eat at that time then they would probably think about something else other than food for awhile.

Long story short, it is physically impossible to eat all the time, and thus it is physically impossible to be "addicted" to food. Even if you ate constantly would eventually get full or feel no more desire to eat. On the other hand, it IS physically possible to do other things, such as doing drugs, using a computer, e.t.c. constantly, and therefore there CAN be an addiction to these things because people can do them constantly. But you CANNOT physically eat constantly. So how can you be "addicted" to food? Because you are not truly "addicted" to anything unless you are doing it or thinking about it constantly. It is the same with food. And if you were full you would not be eating, and you probably would not be thinking about food either.

Answer 1

One isn't addicted to food ,only certain kinds of food.People that eat high saturated fat foods actually have some sort of withdrawal when they stop eating it, the same as those that have a sweet tooth,giving it up is absolute torture.Once a person is relatively fat free,eating anything with a high fat level will make them feel or be sick.

Answer 2

I have never experimented with any kind of drugs but I have a problem with food. I do not know if is addictive but I think with drugs you use them and it helps for a while then you need a little bit more.
With food, I try not to have a lot of junk food at home because when I see it I start eating and do not stop until I finish it all, even if it makes me sick...I eat even more, thinking that I'll feel better...
As I mentioned, I do not know if is addictive but I think it has a lot to do with how someone feels emotionally and tries to find satisfaction on food....Isn't that what people look for when they use drugs?

Answer 3

write a thesis on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!