A fact-filled guide to coping with compulsive overeating problems by an experienced addictions doctor who draws on many patients' stories of recovery.

Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia - Food Junkies tackles the complex, poorly understood issue of food addiction from the perspective of a medical researcher and dozens of survivors. What exactly is food addiction? Is it possible to draw a hard line between indulging cravings for "comfort food" and engaging in substance abuse? For people struggling with food addictions, recognizing their condition remains a frustrating battle.

This revised second edition contains the latest research as well as practical strategies for people facing the complicated challenges of eating disorders and addictions, offering an affirming and manageable path to healthy and sustainable habits.

• Updated and expanded second edition of the bestselling guide to recognizing, managing, and recovering from eating disorders
• First edition sold over 6,000 copies
• There is a growing medical consensus that food addiction can be a substance abuse problem, whose treatment can require skilled support
• Sufferers of compulsive eating disorders have coped with social stigma on top of their addiction. This book reverses the equation and teaches how both stigma and addiction are part of the problem, and how to overcome them
• A friendly guide to coping with familiar pitfalls of unhealthy eating habits that shade into substance abuse
• Combines authoritative advice from an experienced addictions treatment doctor and the personal stories of people struggling with eating disorders
• Author is the medical director of Renascent, an addictions treatment centre