6.  An interesting question posed by nutrition expert Stephen Levine. Phd. was:

“Have you ever eaten something – a bowl of ice cream, a piece of cheese, an orange – and felt hungrier than before? Do you have urges for a particular food and find it hard to satisfy your craving unless you eat that particular food?

If the answer is “yes” to either of these questions, then you have a food allergy. If you are also fat, then chances are your food allergy is making you fat.”

 Much like a drug addict experiencing withdrawal symptoms when access to their drug is withheld, some people experience un-natural cravings for certain foods to which they are actually allergic.  Whether they understand why or not, obese people can testify to the overwhelming draw that certain foods have in their lives.  Compulsive eaters crave and continue to eat those allergenic foods to which they are addicted day after day. The obese person has no idea that what his body is doing is actually attempting to prevent withdrawal symptoms that would likely occur if that food or foods were not consumed. (more…)