According to recent research, your risk of food addiction might be influenced by your parents’ drinking habits.study, those who have a parent with a history of alcoholism are more likely to exhibit signs of food addiction.
Researchers at the University of Michigan sought to discover whether a parent with alcoholism—a significant risk factor for addiction—predicted a higher likelihood of addiction to highly processed foods. “People who have a family history of addiction may be at greater risk for developing a problematic relationship with highly processed foods, which is really challenging in a food environment where these foods are cheap, accessible, and heavily marketed,” said Lindzey Hoover, U-M psychology graduate student and the study’s lead author.
Diets dominated by highly processed food and excessive intake of addictive substances are leading causes of preventable death in the modern world. This study suggests that interventions are needed to simultaneously reduce addictive eating and substance use.