Ilookbetterthanyou t1_ja1w7jl wrote on February 26, 2023 at 5:38 AM

Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in Unpredictable childhood environments linked to food addiction in adulthood by chrisdh79

They needed research for this? Seems to me it's self-evident that people who grow up in turmoil suffer the effects later in life. Also seems self-evident that food, being that it's the one thing young people have some control over, is the main effect later in life.

SilverMedal4Life t1_ja26evf wrote on February 26, 2023 at 7:41 AM

You'd think, but there are a lot of people out there who think that people who can't stop eating are simply gluttons with weak willpower and a lack of self-control.

Research like this helps to disprove it and guide both policy and treatment for people who have disordered eating - which is almost certainly more than half of Americans, given that 3/4ths of Americans are overweight or obese.