114: Food and Mood and RDS

The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show: Binge Eating Disorder, Stress Eating, Emotional Eating, Food Addiction

In episode #112 I talked to you about Reward Deficiency Syndrome – what is and how it may contribute to food addiction, emotional eating or binge eating. In this episode, I will discuss the causes of dopamine depletion or reward deficiency syndrome. I will also talk about how having RDS can affect your preferences for certain foods, cause cravings and lead to unwanted eating behaviors.

In this episode, you will learn:

1. What causes reward deficiency syndrome?
2. How are our eating behaviors used to manage our mood?
3. What are the three stages of eating?
4. How internal opiates impact our eating behaviors?
5. What’s the truth about sugar addiction?