Author: Raquel Delgado

Is the food industry causing an epidemic of sugar addiction ? 

May 28, 2023|
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Food addiction

The food industry is notorious for its use of sugar and hidden sweeteners to enhance food and drink flavors . This can potentially cause sugar addiction. From your breakfast cereal to your favourite frozen pizza, sugar is added to almost every processed food on the market today. By processed food I mean most foods that …

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Semaglutide (Ozempic) A miracle drug for weight loss ? 

May 21, 2023|
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Food addiction

I often get asked by patients and colleagues about the new ‘miracle drug’ for weight loss Semaglutide (Ozempic) . In this blog I would like to share my views and concerns regarding semaglutide. Semaglutide, a medication originally used to treat Type 2 diabetes, has been approved for weight loss in adults who have obesity or …

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But Doctor, I don’t……

March 27, 2022|
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Food addiction

People tell me that they do not use add sugar to their drinks anymore, that they avoid juice and fizzy drinks …But where is all the sugar coming from? Most people eat sugar in the form of carbohydrate. This can lead to problems like gaining weight, poor diabetes control, overeating, sugar cravings, binge eating. Let’s …

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What is an addictive personality?

February 27, 2022|
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Food addiction

An addictive personality can make addiction more likely. Addictions can come in a wide range of forms, including food, drugs, alcohol, gambling, exercise, pornography, shopping, internet and more. These substance or behaviours can give a ‘high’ or a ‘kick’ if repeated often enough. They turn into pleasurable activities that help the addict cope with stress, …

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What is real food?

February 1, 2022|
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Nutrition

WHAT IS REAL FOOD? At the most basic level, our diets should be made up of REAL FOOD such as fish, seafood, meat, non-starchy vegetables, eggs, natural nuts, legumes and unprocessed dairy like full fat natural yoghurt and cheese. Many of the foods in our supermarkets and fast food outlets are not “real food”. They …

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Food Addiction in the News

January 16, 2022|
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Food addiction

In November 2021, a renowned former Labour politician, Tom Watson, talked about his struggles with an eating disorder and food addiction. In 2018, Mr Watson made it to the front pages of UK national newspaper when he announced that he reversed Type 2 Diabetes by losing weight on a low carbohydrate/keto diet and becoming increasingly …

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Food Addiction, Myth or Reality?

September 12, 2021|
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Food addiction

Does food addiction exist, or it is just an excuse for overeating and “always being on a diet”? How can we have an addiction to something as necessary as eating? In my 20 years of clinical experience, I have never seen so many people suffering from chronic illnesses, obesity and being overweight. I speak of …

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Don’t be a slave of the scales

August 23, 2021|
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Emotional eating

Do you weigh yourself very often? Have you become a slave of the scales and your weight dictates how you are going to feel the rest of the day or the week? A failure or someone who is meeting agreed targets? You are not alone, there are many people who follow this daily ritual and …

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