Body Unboxed

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Professor and Body Unboxed co-host Joan Salge Blake reads from her Pearson textbook, Nutrition & You. Today's bonus episode is all about food addiction. We suggest you listen first to "Beyond Craving?” of Body Unboxed from Pearson for more information on the topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can some foods be addictive? What’s happening in our bodies when we consume ultra processed foods with addictive properties? And how can we be more conscious and aware about the impact of food addiction on our bodies and lives? Ashley Gearhardt, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Clinical Science area at the University of Michigan. She also earned her B.A. in psychology from The University of Michigan as an undergraduate. While working on her doctorate in clinical psychology at Yale University, Dr. Gearhardt became interested in the possibility that certain foods may be capable of triggering an addictive process. To explore this further, she developed the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) to operationalize addictive eating behaviors, which has been linked with more frequent binge eating episodes, an increased prevalence of obesity and patterns of neural activation implicated in other addictive behaviors. Looking for more in-depth learning experiences on Anatomy & Physiology or other topics? Sign up for Pearson+ today to explore content from experts like Joan Salge Blake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor and Body Unboxed co-host Joan Salge Blake reads from her Pearson textbook, Nutrition & You. Today's bonus episode is all about processed foods. We suggest you listen first to "Ultra processed?" Episode 5 of Body Unboxed from Pearson for more information on the topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere, and we eat them every day. Most of them are considered delicious treats. But they are also associated with serious health problems and chronic diseases. So how can we maintain a balanced diet while also consuming ultra-processed foods? And what are the health concerns? Kimberley Wilson is a Chartered Psychologist, author and visiting lecturer working in private practice. Her book, UNPROCESSED, How the Food We Eat is Fuelling our Mental Health Crisis, came out Feb. 23, 2023. She’s a former Governor of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Mental Health Trust and the former Chair of the British Psychological Society's Training Committee in Counselling Psychology. Kimberly hosts Stronger Minds, a podcast on topics such as food, lifestyle, psychology and mental health, and co-hosts Radio 4’s health science podcast, Made of Stronger Stuff. Sarah Bowen is a Professor of Sociology at North Carolina State University. Her work focuses on food systems, local and global institutions, and inequality in the United States, Mexico, and France. She is co-author of Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It. Looking for more in-depth learning experiences on Anatomy & Physiology or other topics? Sign up for Pearson+ today to explore content from experts like Joan Salge Blake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices