Food Addiction

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“Feel good chemicals”

When you eat certain foods (high sugar, salt) your brain releases neurotransmitters such as:

Dopamine

Serotonin

Endorphins

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The cycle

Since these foods make you feel good, your brain says eat more creating a loop like addiction

Eat food > feel good > crave more > keep eating

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Food cravings

Over time, your brain starts to crave specific foods

Even if your body doesn’t need energy, your brain pushes you to eat more because it remembers the pleasure

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Neurotransmitters

A chemical substance released at the end of a nerve fibre