Please join me at The Commonwealth Club where a very impressive group of doctors, scientists and researchers will discuss this topic.
Here is the link to register for this program:
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-02-28/food-addiction
Food Addiction
Food Addiction
Michael Prager, Author, Fat Boy Thin Man
Nicole Avena, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Eric Stice, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
Dr. Vera Ingrid Tarman, Ph.D., MD., MSc., FCEP, CASAM, Medical Director, Renascent
Elissa Epel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UCSF Department of Psychiatry
Andrea Garber, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California
Addiction is about brains, not just about behaviors. We all have the brain reward circuitry that makes food rewarding; it’s a survival mechanism. In a healthy brain, these rewards have feedback mechanisms for satiety or “‘enough.” For some, the circuitry becomes dysfunctional such that the message becomes “more.” Michael Prager, author of Fat Boy Thin Man, will begin the discussion telling his very personal story of recognizing and then seeking treatment for his food addiction. Leading researchers and clinicians will discuss many aspects of this important topic
MLF: Health & Medicine
Location: SF Club Office
Times: 11:30 a.m. check-in, 12:00-3:00 p.m. program
Cost: $25 standard, $15 members
Program Organizer: Patty James
Location Blue Room, The Commonwealth Club
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