Episode 255: Challenging the Naysayers with Dr. Nicole Avena
In this powerful episode, Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy welcome back Dr. Nicole Avena, one of the first researchers to scientifically validate the concept of food addiction.
Together, they unpack the latest critiques of food addiction and explore why this diagnosis is still being challenged – and why the science strongly supports it.
🔍 Key Questions We Tackled
Is food addiction "too broad" to be useful?
Can we really rely on self-report tools like the Yale Food Addiction Scale?
What about brain imaging – doesn't Kevin Hall's PET study "disprove" food addiction?
Are we just…
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