Food Addiction

"Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive." This quote from George Bernard Shaw is a very tongue-in-cheek take on food addiction. However, it cannot be disputed that the habit of overeating is indeed a very serious problem. Though overeating once in a while is not a problem, it is when the behavior starts taking the form of addiction that it starts becoming a cause of concern. Now, anyone would be forgiven if they consider food addiction as a harmless disorder. After all when stacked against other forms of addiction like alcoholism, drugs, smoking, etc food addiction will look like a sweet addiction indeed. However, in reality this is not the case. Like other forms of addiction, food addiction is a way for such addicts to relieve the stress and cope with life. Addiction becomes an emotional outlet. So, one can consider food addiction all the more harmful because foods, as anyone know, can be had any time, and most people will brush it aside as harmless indulgence. It is only when they become a slave to eating that they realize that they have become an addict. Like all addictions, the best solution is to nip it in the bud. For this, it will be of enormous help if you know the symptoms and the various ways in which you can manage it. Read below to know more.