FOOD ADDICTION

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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the name given to an eating disturbance where a person is preoccupied with weight, body image and food. Food is a source of pleasure. See binge eating disorder; bulimia nervosa.

FOOD ADDICTION: "A person with a food addiction will be a compulsive eater."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BULIMIA (BOULIMIA)
  2. ANOREXIA NERVOSA
  3. VOMITING
  4. BULIMIA (BOULIMIA)
  5. BODY IMAGE ASSESSMENT (BIA)
  6. BULIMIA NERVOSA
  7. BULIMIA NERVOSA
  8. ECLIMA
  9. PURGING
  10. OBESITY
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "FOOD ADDICTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/food-addiction/ (accessed June 23, 2017).
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