Many people in the United States would not consider food to be something that is addictive however if they were to take a moment to look around as they are driving through town they can see that this is an addiction that starts at a young age for most Americans. When eating in healthy portions each day and not snacking in-between meals it is not issue but when people are sitting at home eating a family sized bag of potato chips while they are making or waiting for their food to be delivered then it becomes a problem. Unlike the previous generations junk food is easily accessible because everyone can get to town multiple times a day, compare that to the GI Generation where they would be lucky to go into town once a week. So, how does eating
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These King Sized bags of candy and candy bars are not only twice the size but most of them are less than a dollar more, so it gives the appearance of saving money, I for one think “why would I pay $1.29 for a normal sized package of Reese’s Peanut Butter cups when I can buy the King Sized for $1.89?” so people buy the larger amount to save money. Since some people will go out and buy the big bag on their way home or to work they will start eating while working on assignments, or just watching television, and according to Ashley Palmer a life hack expert “Multiple research studies have shown that distractions during eating leads to more food being eaten at the meal, and also at following meals. Not only will you eat more when you’re distracted, you’ll also likely get hungry sooner, and eat more at your next meal too.” (Palmer, 2015). With that in mind think about the adolescents in today’s society, they have access to video game consoles that allow the perfect distraction for the abuse of food to occur. They are able to play games and talk with friends from the privacy of their own room so adolescents are able to devour a family sized bag of chips in a few …show more content…
Susan Carnell Ph.D. writes about bad appetites and says “Eating out of boredom, is generally pointless. It almost always happens when we're not in physiological need of food, there's usually something much more useful we could be getting on with, and after the first couple of bites it's not even that satisfying as we weren't really hungry in the first place.” (Carnell, 2011). Eating out of boredom opens the door to emotional eating, which would be eating as a way to cope with the stressors of everyday life even though the people at www.helpguide.org state that “Emotional hunger can’t be filled with food. Eating may feel good in the moment, but the feelings that triggered the eating are still there. And you often feel worse than you did before because of the unnecessary calories you consumed. You beat yourself for messing up and not having more willpower. Compounding the problem, you stop learning healthier ways to deal with your emotions, you have a harder and harder time controlling your weight, and you feel increasingly powerless over both food and your feelings.” (Smith M.A. & Segal Ph.D., 2016). Emotional eating has the ability to destroy a person’s life, especially if they cannot develop better coping skills, the constant eating for comfort can
These King Sized bags of candy and candy bars are not only twice the size but most of them are less than a dollar more, so it gives the appearance of saving money, I for one think “why would I pay $1.29 for a normal sized package of Reese’s Peanut Butter cups when I can buy the King Sized for $1.89?” so people buy the larger amount to save money. Since some people will go out and buy the big bag on their way home or to work they will start eating while working on assignments, or just watching television, and according to Ashley Palmer a life hack expert “Multiple research studies have shown that distractions during eating leads to more food being eaten at the meal, and also at following meals. Not only will you eat more when you’re distracted, you’ll also likely get hungry sooner, and eat more at your next meal too.” (Palmer, 2015). With that in mind think about the adolescents in today’s society, they have access to video game consoles that allow the perfect distraction for the abuse of food to occur. They are able to play games and talk with friends from the privacy of their own room so adolescents are able to devour a family sized bag of chips in a few …show more content…
Susan Carnell Ph.D. writes about bad appetites and says “Eating out of boredom, is generally pointless. It almost always happens when we're not in physiological need of food, there's usually something much more useful we could be getting on with, and after the first couple of bites it's not even that satisfying as we weren't really hungry in the first place.” (Carnell, 2011). Eating out of boredom opens the door to emotional eating, which would be eating as a way to cope with the stressors of everyday life even though the people at www.helpguide.org state that “Emotional hunger can’t be filled with food. Eating may feel good in the moment, but the feelings that triggered the eating are still there. And you often feel worse than you did before because of the unnecessary calories you consumed. You beat yourself for messing up and not having more willpower. Compounding the problem, you stop learning healthier ways to deal with your emotions, you have a harder and harder time controlling your weight, and you feel increasingly powerless over both food and your feelings.” (Smith M.A. & Segal Ph.D., 2016). Emotional eating has the ability to destroy a person’s life, especially if they cannot develop better coping skills, the constant eating for comfort can