Sugar Addiction Is Real

Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Jen Unwin

Dr. Jen Unwin is a clinical health psychologist working with, and providing support to, patients who have carbohydrate and sugar addiction.  She educates and counsels patients about quitting sugar and moderating carbohydrate intake to improve their health. She has also written a book titled “Fork in the Road - A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedom”. I’ve written a short review here.

In this video interview, Dr. Unwin and Dr. Berry discuss the serious challenges of having the American Psychiatric Association recognize food addiction as a bona fide substance use problem.

As Dr. Berry says, food addiction is a highly charged subject that “touches on every touchy nerve in the human psyche”.

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They further discuss how food addiction is too difficult and too complicated for policy. There is no consensus among psychologists and other professionals in the field of mental health. Yet, when clinically observed, food addiction looks exactly like any other substance use problem. Under brain imagery (MRI) you can’t tell the difference between a food addicted brain from a drug addicted brain.

Food addiction is a “modern food problem”, says Dr. Unwin.  This discussion demonstrates how what we’re eating today has hijacked our brains.  It also identifies why so many of us are becoming more and more addicted to the hedonic foods around us.

On a personal note, I was delighted to hear Dr. Unwin’s reference to Bitten Jonsson, my mentor and teacher in the field of Food Addiction.

Take an hour and watch this video.  It will be time well spent.

Definitely a few things to think about in this video.  Hope you enjoyed it.

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