Most people think of the term âsugar addictionâ as a joke, an endearing term to give to the friend of family member with a particularly strong sweet tooth.
On the surface, an oral addiction is not harmful. When the oral addiction is satisfied in harmful ways, however, the oral addiction can become life threatening.
While the definition of food addiction does include obese overeaters, it also includes more common eating disorders that many are already familiar with, such as bulimia and anorexia.