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And what has the field yielded? Are there actual effective addiction treatments now? Can we even tell whether somebody is addicted in a non-subjective way? Al

And what has the field yielded? Are there actual effective addiction treatments now? Can we even tell whether somebody is addicted in a non-subjective way? All they seem to have done is try to make video game enthusiasm into a mental illness. Of course there's no real treatment for it other than "just don't" either.

ceejayoz 3y ago
> And what has the field yielded? Are there actual effective addiction treatments now? For food, gastric bypass does. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass_surgery#Physiology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass_surgery#Physiol... "For example, it is still widely perceived that gastric bypass works by mechanical means, i.e. food restriction and/or malabsorption. Recent clinical and animal studies, however, have indicated that these long-held inferences about the mechanisms of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) may not be correct. A growing body of evidence suggests that profound changes in body weight and metabolism resulting from RYGB cannot be explained by simple mechanical restriction or malabsorption. One study in rats found that RYGB induced a 19% increase in total and a 31% increase in resting energy expenditure, an effect not exhibited in vertical sleeve gastrectomy rats. In addition, pair-fed rats lost only 47% as much weight as their RYGB counterparts. Changes in food intake after RYGB only partially account for the RYGB-induced weight loss, and there is no evidence of clinically significant malabsorption of calories contributing to weight loss. Thus, it appears RYGB affects weight loss by altering the physiology of weight regulation and eating behavior rather than by simple mechanical restriction or malabsorption." > Can we even tell whether somebody is addicted in a non-subjective way? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Food_Addiction_Scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Food_Addiction_Scale

ceejayoz 3y ago

> And what has the field yielded? Are there actual effective addiction treatments now? For food, gastric bypass does. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass_surgery#Physiology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass_surgery#Physiol... "For example, it is still widely perceived that gastric bypass works by mechanical means, i.e. food restriction and/or malabsorption. Recent clinical and animal studies, however, have indicated that these long-held inferences about the mechanisms of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) may not be correct. A growing body of evidence suggests that profound changes in body weight and metabolism resulting from RYGB cannot be explained by simple mechanical restriction or malabsorption. One study in rats found that RYGB induced a 19% increase in total and a 31% increase in resting energy expenditure, an effect not exhibited in vertical sleeve gastrectomy rats. In addition, pair-fed rats lost only 47% as much weight as their RYGB counterparts. Changes in food intake after RYGB only partially account for the RYGB-induced weight loss, and there is no evidence of clinically significant malabsorption of calories contributing to weight loss. Thus, it appears RYGB affects weight loss by altering the physiology of weight regulation and eating behavior rather than by simple mechanical restriction or malabsorption." > Can we even tell whether somebody is addicted in a non-subjective way? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Food_Addiction_Scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Food_Addiction_Scale