Health&Wellness Magazine September 2015 | Page 25

For advertising information visit www.samplerpublications.com or call 859.225.4466 | September 2015 & 25 There is hope and there are ways to cope with a food addiction. individual who eats very large quantities of food in one sitting. Binge eating disorders are now recognized as serious medical conditions that can be treated. But many individuals would not consider themselves to be binge eaters despite the fact they may consume large amounts of food. Their pattern of eating well over 2,500 calories a day, not at all unusual in our society, seems unremarkable to them. Or perhaps they do worry; they may obsess constantly over their weight problem but lack the necessary skills or motivation to curtail their eating or lose weight. They may not recognize the foods they are choosing foster overe