Dr. Barry Dworkin

Junk food withdrawal akin to quitting drugs? Media reporting demonstrates that it still does not grasp the limitations of observational studies.

Health Headlines Commentary for September 25, 2018

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Source:

Withdrawal symptoms from quitting junk food similar to when quitting drugs: study

Reference:

Development of the Highly Processed Food Withdrawal Scale

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