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Why do we think that food could possibly follow this model of addiction,
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of biological behavioral changes that really impact life?
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Well thinking of some of the problems
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that we see in today's culture when thinking of food,
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we hear a lot more about binge eating
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which is the most prevalent eating disorder nowadays
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affecting about 10% of people.
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Binge eating
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is associated with a loss of control around food consumption,
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where large quantities of food are consumed in a short period of time.
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The subject or a participant consuming the food feels out of control
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while they are consuming it.