Food Addicts Anonymous

Food Addicts Anonymous is a twelve-step program for people with food addictions, that is patterned after the Alcoholics Anonymous program.

Description
The program is based on the premise that some people are addicted to refined high-carbohydrate foods and need to abstain from those foods in order to avoid overconsumption.

History
Food Addicts Anonymous was founded in 1987 in West Palm Beach, Florida by a founder who calls herself "Judith C." By 2007 there were over 150 onging, weekly meetings around the world in addition to phone and online meetings.

The organisation has meetings in the USA, Canada, Australia, England, Norway, Sweden and Ireland. Organizers believe that there is sometimes a link between alcohol addiction and food addiction. The organization has a suggested food plan that calls for abstinence from sugar, flour, and wheat, but it is not designed as a diet or weight loss programs.