🥤Addicted to soft drinks? An introduction to addiction in 6 minutes 🥤 Psychology

The video explores various forms of addiction, including drugs, alcohol, and even fizzy drinks like Pepsi Max. It discusses the components of addiction: bingeing, withdrawal, craving, and cross-sensitization. The Yale Food Addiction Scale is introduced as a tool to measure food-based addictions. The video highlights the health risks of excessive sugar and caffeine consumption and emphasizes the role of context in addictive behaviors, using the example of American soldiers in Vietnam. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to engage with the content.

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