The surprising link between food addiction and smartphone addiction

About this episode

This episode explores the connections between food addiction, smartphone addiction, and mental health, featuring insights from Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson on Bright Line Eating and personalized approaches to weight loss.

How Bright Line Eating (BLE) helps break the cycle of cravings? The connection between obesity, mental health, and modern habits Food culture vs. food addiction: where is the line? What really drives addictive eating behaviors? The overlap between food addiction and smartphone overuse How structured boundaries can quiet "food noise"? What current research is revealing about weight and habits? Is movement enough for weight loss or is there more to the story? BLE, medications, or both? Understanding personalized approaches About Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson: Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester, a multiple New York Times bestselling author, and an expert in the psychology of eating. She is President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and CEO of Bright Line Eating Solutions, a company dedicated to helping 1 million people have their "Bright Transformations"—the full physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual change that accompanies healthy, permanent weight loss—by 2030.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Nidhi Gupta

Guest: Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson

Topics covered

• food addiction
• smartphone addiction
• mental health
• obesity
• eating behaviors
• Bright Line Eating
• personalized approaches

Keywords

• food addiction
• smartphone addiction
• mental health
• obesity
• eating behaviors
• Bright Line Eating
• weight loss
• cravings
• structured boundaries
• personalized approaches

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bright Line Eating Solutions, Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss, University of Rochester

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