Eating Disorders, Overeating, and Pathological Attachment to Food: Independent or Addictive Disorders?

by Mark S. Gold

Book Overview

The CDC has reported that obesity is second only to tobacco as the leading cause of associative deaths in America. Can both be types of substance abuse? A decade ago, scientists hypothesized that loss of control over eating--which results in obesity--may be a form of addictive behavior. Using direct evidence gathered by the nation's leading experts, Eating Disorders, Overeating, and Pathological Attachment to Food: Independent or Addictive Disorders?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789026007
• ISBN13: 9780789026002
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.3"