FOOD AND ADDICTION.

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Pre-requisites: graduate standing or permission of director. Explores the relationship among food, addiction, health, and mindfulness. Explores the psychology of eating, neurobiology of addiction, similarities between food addiction and substance use disorders, as well as mindful eating practices, culinary medicine, and the relationship between spirituality and food. We analyze the trend of obesity in our culture and examine the controversial question of whether or not food can be considered addictive.