Dr. William S. Jacobs/UF Associate Professor of Medicine, comments on his observations of individuals who compulsively consume refined foods: "They overeat. They simply cannot control their use. They have craving, they have intense desire. When they do eat, they have loss of control over their ability to eat or not eat."
Dr. Jacobs and associates have observed that eating behaviors in some individuals who consume processed foods even meet existing criteria for substance abuse disorder. Many of these individuals can only overcome food addiction with formal treatment. Some health and nutrition experts have raised legal issues about the sale of refined foods in stores and restaurants. Dr. Jacobs comments on these concerns: "Certainly, we know fine restaurants and top chefs manipulate the content and presentation of their foods to make particularly their desserts better and get us to come back to their restaurants."
(Source: news.ufl.edu)
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