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A. What to do?
Record a three minutes video expressing to what extent you agree or disagree with
the article Food addiction can lead to death by Paul Wilson using adverbs,
adverbial clauses, phrasal verbs, idioms, future perfect and other functions
practiced during this learning activity.
B. How to do it?
Food has been described as ambrosia and the elixir of life. For some, eating is a
biological necessity while for others it is a passion that can turn into an obsession.
Experts define food addiction to be a disorder where the addict is preoccupied
with food, the availability of food, and the pleasure of eating. There are three
recognized food addictions:
Overeating. Overeating is a condition where the addict has no control over the
amount or the number of times he eats. The person has no concept of the
servings a person must eat. The overeater indulges in uncontrolled eating
binges. Because overeating causes the individual to take in more calories than
the metabolism can process, this food addiction leads to obesity. Obese
people are prone to hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, arthritis, and
cancer.
Anorexia Nervosa: Anorexics fear weight gain and, thus, starve themselves.
Typically, anorexics are obsessed with weight gain and body shape and, like
bulimics, exhibit obsessive behaviours to achieve a particular body image.
Their notions of the perfect body and often distorted sense of their own bodies
make this disorder as much psychological as it is the menstrual cycle, hair
loss, unhealthy skin pallor, and dehydration.
Here are some signs that you or someone you know may have one of the
aforementioned food-related pathologies.
Uncontrolled cravings for particular foods. Some are addicted to sweets, others
to soft drinks, yet others to coffee.
Continuous or frequent eating. No fixed meal times an addict will eat
throughout the day.
Sharpened hunger on consumption of specific foods.
Excessive eating prompted by anxiety, nervousness.
Low sugar blood sugar, headaches, stomach grumbles.
Withdrawal symptoms.
Fatigue.
Extreme irritations.
Intolerance to foods.
Feelings of guilt at having eaten.
Even if you have a doubt that you may be a food addict, you should seek help.
Nip the problem in the bud before it grows into something unmanageable and
serious. You must consult a nutritionist, doctor, psychologist, an eating addiction
center or specialist. There are programs run by groups like Overeaters
Anonymous that run 12-step programs which are extremely beneficial.1
1
Wilson, P. (2006). Food addiction can lead to death. Consultado el 30 de septiembre de 2015, en
http://www.articlegeek.com/health/weight_loss/food-addiction-lead-to-death.htm
2. Decide if you agree or disagree with the article, make notes to explain your
opinion and record a video expressing your point of view. Below you will find a
model.
When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform as
follows: