Food Addiction Myths Part 5 | Dr. David Wiss |

Episode 5 | Food Addiction Myths

I am a registered dietitian nutritionist with a Ph.D. in Public Health with a minor in Health Psychology.

The majority of my research has been focused on food addiction and addressing its controversies.

Let’s dive deep into the controversies here…

To clarify, a “myth” does not mean that something is never true, it just means that it is not always true. There are a lot of assumptions about food addiction that need to be challenged and better understood. If you have personal experience, please share it here!

Myth 5: Food addiction recovery is a weight loss journey.

While many people that seek recovery from food addiction end up losing weight, recovering from food addiction is not the same thing as losing weight. In fact, too much emphasis on weight loss gives food addiction a reputation for perpetuating diet culture. Recovery is about sanity, not vanity. 

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