Saturday, August 24, 2013

Alcohol AND Food

Did you know in your gut that this had to be true? Of, course! Our addiction to alcohol is connected to our addictions to food--or food behaviors.

The article below talks about the latest research that shows a connection between alcoholism and eating disorders. A predilection perhaps or a shared genetic risk factor. This helps us understand addiction as an illness and it also puts ground under our feet when we think about transferring addictions as many of us do as recovery progresses.

Here is the link. Take a look:

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/24/alcoholism-eating-disorders-may-share-genetic-risk-factors/58796.html

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