Management Food addiction

compulsive overeating treatable nutritional assistance , medication. psychotherapy may required, recent research has proven useful complementary resource, short-term effectiveness in middle severe cases.

lisdexamfetamine fda-approved appetite suppressant drug indicated treatment of binge eating disorder. antidepressant fluoxetine medication approved food , drug administration (fda) treatment of eating disorder, bulimia nervosa. medication has been prescribed off-label treatment of binge eating disorder (bed). off-label medications, such other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris), have shown efficacy, have several atypical agents, such mianserin, trazodone , bupropion. anti-obesity medications have proven effective. studies suggest anti-obesity drugs, or moderate appetite suppressants, may key controlling binge eating.

many eating disorders thought behavioral patterns stem emotional struggles; individual develop lasting improvement , healthy relationship food, these affective obstacles need resolved. individuals can overcome compulsive overeating through treatment, should include talk therapy , medical , nutritional counseling. such counseling has been sanctioned american dental association in journal article cover-story first time in history in 2012: given continued increase in obesity in united states , willingness of dentists assist in prevention , interventional effort, experts in obesity intervention in conjunction dental educators should develop models of intervention within scope of dental practice . moreover, dental appliances such conventional jaw wiring , orthodontic wiring controlling compulsive overeating have been shown “efficient ways in terms of weight control in selected obese patients , no serious complications encountered through treatment course.

as well, several twelve-step programs exist members recover compulsive overeating , food addiction, such overeaters anonymous , others.