WHY CAN'T I STOP EATING? Recognizing, Understanding and Overcoming Food Addiction

Principal author Debbie Danowski has maintained a 150-pound weight loss for 10 years by educating herself about specific food cravings, brain chemistry, hereditary factors, and the dynamics of addictive behavior. It's a personal story, but one grounded in first-rate research on how to manage compulsive eating. She approaches excessive eating as an addictive disorder and says that accepting this helps with the work of managing the moods, social situations, and other triggers that stimulate food cravings. Whether or not such a disease model of overeating fits your situation, this is a comprehensive look at food-intake issues that may lead to some fine-tuning of your own eating patterns. A worthwhile resource. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/ JAN 02]