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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.

2007-02-16 14:20:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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.

2007-02-16 14:20:32 · update #1

11 answers

You are correct, sir. However, my dog will eat until her stomach explodes.

2007-02-16 14:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I applaud you for giving this some thought. However, you should probably do more reading on the subject.

"An addiction is defined as a constant desire to do something." That sounds like an opinion and, although I admit I don't know the medical/psychological definition of addiction, I'm willing to bet that isn't it.

I'm also willing to bet that control, or lack thereof, is a KEY factor in determining addiction.

There are lots of food addicts out there. You can be addicted to something you need to live like food or things you don't need like drugs.

"But it is really only possible for most normal people to eat so much without feeling no more desire to eat at that time."

First, we can likely agree that an addict, to any substance, is not normal or at least that person is not acting normally. Second, how are you defining the desire to eat? As physical hunger? Or an emotional want? I think this is actually part of the problem. Someone who is an addict may or may not desire the source of the addiction per se; they need it.

For example, I have eaten and eaten and eaten long after my physical hunger had disappeared. I have eaten when I didn't really desire food per se or even when I didn't like what I was eating. I can't explain why I continued though.

I mean if upwards of 65% percent of the US is overweight or obese, something has to explain their behavior.

Look at the people who weigh 700 or 1,000 lbs. They exist. They can barely walk. Some are home-bound. Some require special beds or chairs. Is it hunger that keeps them eating? Desire? Who would desire to be a prisoner in their own bodies? It must be something compulsory.

2007-02-16 14:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Addiction involves more than just using a substance.The brain produces a chemical in addicts know as tetrahydroisoquinolines or THIQ for short.These are potent psychoactive compounds which are remarkably similar to opiates.They fit the same receptor sites in the brain as natural pain-killing chemicals called endorphins and such narcotics as morphine and herion.Dr.Virginia Davis conducted a study in 1973 and autopsied hundreds of addicts and alcoholic's even people who were over-weight.She found the same by-product in all of them no matter what their drug of choice was,it could have been alcohol or cocaine,gambling or food.But the same chemical by product was in all their brains.So,an addict is an addict and yes some people do get addicted to eating food.They actually experience a "high" when they eat or know that they are going to eat.Addiction is a disease of the a biological nature.Only 10% of the population are addicted to something.Ninty percent can handle it without any problems.Peace!!

2007-02-16 14:44:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think its more of a comfort thing. Some people will eat to feel better...thats just the way it is.

Its similar to smoking a cigarrette or something to that extent. Similar to drinking, too. While food doesn't have nicotine in it, for the most part, you can still feel dependent on it and thus have an addiction.

EDIT: But people do think about it constantly. Just because they're full doesn't mean they don't think about it. If we go by your logic then we can say its physically impossible to be addicted to drugs because eventually if you do too much you'll die. So how is it possible if you do enough of it you'll die? See what I mean?

Smoking is the same. Once someone finishes one and goes on to something else, do you think they're thinking about smoking again? Do you think someone who is addicted to drinking will be drinking 24 hours? That is physically impossible too. Your logic is flawed.

2007-02-16 14:26:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you CaN be "addicted" to food-in your terms. People eat for emotional comfort,pass time etc and not just hunger. Some people are just "born with bigger appetites"-eat more. It is "physically impossible" in the sense that our stomach can only take around 1litre volume of food at each sitting, meaning a person with a constant desire to eat can eat again again after some food's digested, but NO one can eat meals and meals 24h/day everyday.
Hope this helps:)

2007-02-16 19:36:44 · answer #5 · answered by rosemary 3 · 0 0

Your definition of "addicted" is wrong. Addiction is medically defined as a dependency on a substance that causes physical symptoms when the substance is no longer used. Alchol, for example, can cause delusions and seizures when a long-term alcholic is "drying out".

2007-02-16 14:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 0 0

I know people that are addicted to carbs, they will literally get the shakes without them. Its like they are drug addicts. Certain foods release endorphines in the brain, like certain drugs will do,like morphine. So I believe that people could be addicted to these foods.

2007-02-16 14:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by mischa 6 · 0 0

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2016-12-17 18:01:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you cannot get addicted to food. you are only metally thinking that you are addicted and you want to eat it again. all the daily food we eat usually contain no substance which will make us get addicted to it.

2007-02-16 14:24:19 · answer #9 · answered by jane★marple 2 · 0 0

actually it is possible to be addicted to food.people that love to eat will eat even when they are full.so that casues obesity propblems which is why america is getting fatter.

2007-02-16 14:24:21 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Sk8r girl fo' shizzle♥ 2 · 0 0

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