- The study of food addictions is a relatively new field, so specialized treatments have not yet been fully developed.
- However, with the overlap between binge eating, obesity, and drug addiction, it is possible that similar treatment modalities may work for food addictions as well.
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Are there Treatments for Food Addiction
CURRENT LESSON OBJECTIVES
- What is the treatment for food addiction?
- What sorts of treatments have been suggested for food addictions?
- What pharmaceutical treatments for disordered eating may be useful for food addiction?
- What Pharmacologic Treatments Might Alter Neurocircuits Involved in Food Addiction?
- What are some of the potential risks of treatments targeting the neurocircuits?
- What sorts of non-pharmaceutical therapies have been suggested?
- What sort of surgical alternatives exist and do they work?
- Summary of Treatment of Food Addiction
- What Social Changes are Needed?
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