Families

Research needs to be conducted to develop understanding of how refined food addiction is fostered or prevented in families.  However, one important finding is that there is consensus among addiction geneticists that the genetic anomaly found in alcoholics is the same anomaly as found in the obese.  In spite of this finding, it cannot presumed that having the genetic anomaly predestines children to suffer from refined food addiction and obesity any more than having the genetic anomaly predestines children to be alcoholics.  Rather, the finding of the genetic commonality may suggest that it would be prudent for some families to be more concerned about exposing children to use of refined food and triggers associated with refined foods.

Family systems can determine for themselves the degree of benefit of an unrefined food plan.  Parents can remove refined foods from the house, replace them with unrefined foods, and monitor results.  Like alcohol, refined carbohydrates appear to have a four-day withdrawal.  Thus parents may expect to be subjected to children’s pleas for refined foods for this period.  Post withdrawal, parents may find that children experience less intense refined food cravings and are more willing and satisfied with unrefined foods such as fruit, vegetables, proteins, and unrefined starches such as potato, rice, beans, and oatmeal.