Food Addiction Treatment Centers

Food addiction is the compulsive and chronic craving for and eating of food, according to AllAboutLifeChallenges.org. The abnormal digestion of food and the harmfulness of the foods being consumed characterize the condition. Food-addiction treatment centers can help individuals overcome their food addiction.

Determining Addiction

• An individual who eats when he is not hungry or when he is depressed, eats in secret, eats then purges, knowingly consumes harmful foods or experiences guilt after eating may be suffering from food addiction.

Treatment Approach

• RecoveryConnection.org notes that food-addiction treatment specialists are concentrating less on lowering daily calorie intake and more on why individuals binge and purge.

Program

• An effective eating-disorder program includes individualized patient care and treatment planning, medical care, psychiatric care, nutritional lessons, art and recreational therapy, individual and group counseling, relapse prevention and aftercare planning.

Eating Plans

• A quality food-addiction treatment program avoids starving the patient, providing them with healthy eating plans instead. These plans teach the patient about healthy food portion, rather than focusing on food measurement and weight.

Holistic Services

• Food-addiction treatment centers may also provide holistic treatment such as yoga, meditation, tai chi and stress reduction, which focus on treating the mind, body and soul.