compilation of these surveys that was representative of the general population and found that 15 percent of the people met the criteria for being addicted. Moreover, most of these people fell onto the hard end of the spectrum, being severely addicted. At that rate, we’re getting into trouble with food to roughly the same degree as we’re getting into trouble with alcohol and some types of drugs. Throw in the broader disorder of overeating, as characterized by obesity, and food surpasses those drugs and alcohol as a substance with which we lose control.
