Comments on: Caffeine Similar to Cigarettes

By: Roxy M

Roxy M — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:24:59 +0000

Yes I am a comfort eater. Food fills a void in my life that is not there. Much like the drug addict or alcoholic needs its drugs, emotional eaters need food. Food is a friend and a foe. It is a friend on long, cold lonely nights. It is a friend when you lose your job or your boyfriend leaves you. It will never reject you and makes you feel good, for a short term. Then you start to feel guilty and gain weight. A vicious cycle. Weight Watchers helped me realise this.
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By: laurarara

laurarara — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:22:59 +0000

Yes, I do. Or rather, excessive eating is an addiction.
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By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:20:59 +0000

The bible says everything in moderation. Yes, people can get addicted to food or most anything if they don’t listen to the bible and what it has to say about moderation.
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By: Pon

Pon — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:18:59 +0000

well here’s the thing. Anything can be an addiction if you’re doing it to escape from something else. A lot of people have a lot of issues and they turn to something else to cope. A lot of times its not just a lack of self control, its an actual subconscious mental issue thats they’re trying to cover up.

as for the obesity thing…who knows….
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By: sandmaster

sandmaster — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:16:59 +0000

YES.
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By: Ms. Mind Ninja

Ms. Mind Ninja — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:14:59 +0000

It’s nothing more than a bad habit and having no willpower on their own to stop.
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By: SexyArmyWife

SexyArmyWife — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:12:59 +0000

i think alot of factors play in with obesity. you could have medical problems that are uncontrollable, or you don’t know you have the medical problem. I also think that morbidly obese people, those who can’t get out of the house,etc… have ‘enablers’ . i mean, if you cant get out to buy the fattening food, who buys the chips and candy and soda pop?? i think those people are ‘enabling’ the damaging cycle to continue.

I do feel it is a addiction. some people turn to smoking or acohol to ease stress, anxiety, etc… I turn to food for comfort if i am feeling sad, or stressed. or just plain bored. I am not morbidly obese, and I am the ONLY one that places the food in my mouth.

lack of control is a part, and only part of the the disease. you have to be emotionally ready to change, not just what you eat, but your lifestyle.
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By: Alexander Postgate-St. Clair

Alexander Postgate-St. Clair — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:10:59 +0000

Why not? Looking at the horrid, bottom-scraping levels of self-esteem that people that the obese have, it’s pretty logical to conclude that they don’t want to be in that position. They can’t just choose to be thin, because it’s an ingrained process.

Yes, they should seek help, but they will also have to be treated like human beings and not criminals for using a substance that they may be predisposed to becoming dependent on for their mental state.

Also, there is no such thing as food addiction. Compulsive overeaters will eat anything after a while, even sometimes resorting to pica: eating of inedible foods. All this to heal the mental gaps.
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By: Doug P

Doug P — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:08:59 +0000

i think it can be both, addiction and low self control. it all depends on what a person get used to eating, if they have too much caffine, their body will become dependant. i am no where near fat, but i know that at night if i am hungry, i rarley say no to the dreaded bed time snack.
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By: COOLJOHN

COOLJOHN — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:06:59 +0000

Can you name an addiction that can not be overcome by self control ??
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