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My husband is 24 years old, and his diet consists of PB&J ...

Sent to Health Experts October 23, 2006 1:35 p.m.

My husband is 24 years old, and his diet consists of PB&J sandwiches on white, crustless bread, plain, rinsed off spaghetti noodles, potato & corn chips, cheez-its, and almost anything sweet (with a few exceptions). The only healthy things he eats are apples, bananas, and occasionally canned peaches and pears. He has been this way his whole life - his parents tried to give him healthier things, but he would gag or even throw up. He still has a gag reflex when he tries something new now - which is rare. He really wants to eat all kinds of foods - he just can't seem to do it. Do you think this is all psycological, or could there in fact be a medical reason? Have you ever met anyone else like this?

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Male , Age: 24

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He was tested for food allergies at a very young age, but without conclusive results.

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October 23, 2006 2:07 p.m. (32 minutes and 2 seconds later)

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Your husband presnets the typical progile of 'junk food addiction'. This is now a recognised addiction problem in which the person becomes addicted to junk food, in much the same way as some people get addicted to drugs. This is a treatable condition, you should approach a deaddiction clinic, or any psychologist who can refer you to one, and get him treated. You may look up this site for more info on junk food addiction:
http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/health_news/190703addic.html

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