by Jenny Hope
Eating junk food can make you depressed, doctors have warned.
Those who regularly eat high-fat foods, processed meals, desserts and sweets are almost 60 per cent more likely to suffer depression than those who choose fruit, vegetables and fish.
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How drug addictions, unhealthy food cravings are similar
By: Victoria Stern 04/29/10
Examiner Columnist
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Comments: as stated in bold, video game addiction can occur as brain changes can mimic drug use.
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Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2010 Sep;36(5):268-76.
Department of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel. [email protected]
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What you really need to know about Johann Hari’s claims UPDATE 2022: Quantitative research shows that perceived social support has limited predictive power as a factor against problematic sexual behavior. It’s helpful, but not a silver bullet. See The relation of perceived social support to compulsive sexual behavior. If you are struggling with an addiction, by […]
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Frederick Toates Highlights • A combination of (i) an incentive motivation model of sex and (ii) dual control theory is presented. • By the criteria of (i) suffering and (ii) a shift in weight of control from goal-based to stimulus-based, sex can become addictive. • Scrutiny of the criticisms of the notion of […]
What happens when you ejaculate too much? Scientists are discovering a neurochemical “hangover” after sexual satiety, which if overridden by more ejaculation, adversely affects mood and the ability to cope with stimulants. First we’ll look at the science; then we’ll consider what it might mean for those masturbating more frequently than they would have without […]
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Sharpe, M., Mead, D. Problematic Pornography Use: Legal and Health Policy Considerations. Curr Addict Rep (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00390-8 Abstract Purpose of Review Reports of sexual violence, especially towards women and children, are rapidly increasing. At the same time, rates of problematic pornography use (PPU) are accelerating across the world too. The purpose of this review is […]
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Paul Wright PhD is a highly regarded, prolific pornography researcher. Apparently, he’s tired – as are many others in this field – of the deceptive tactics employed by some of the notoriously agenda-driven sexology researchers in the field (and their biased refereeing of papers). He highlights two of their stratagems in separate Letters to the […]
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Comments: In this huge sample, tolerance (escalation to more extreme porn driven by loss of pleasure) and withdrawal were related to “problematic hypersexuality” (sex/porn addiction). High libido was not! The researchers suggest that healthcare providers focus on loss of pleasure, withdrawal symptoms and other negative effects, and not on frequency or high sex drive. YBOP […]
Kumar P, Patel VK, Bhatt RB, Vasavada DA, Sangma RD, Tiwari DS. Journal of Psychosexual Health. March 2021. doi:10.1177/2631831821989677 There are mixed views on categorizing pornography as addiction or as a sexual compulsivity or a subset of hypersexual behavior. Due to rise in the Internet access and technologies, the possibilities of conduit for sexual interactions, […]