A new report finds that 1 in 8 people over the age of 50 have a #foodaddiction — and ultra- processed foods play a role. ⁠ ⁠ Author #SaraSomers details what it’s like living with food addiction, and says she would go through garbage to try to get back #food that she dumped in the trash. ⁠ ⁠ She was addicted to sugary foods and different kinds of carbohydrates and says, "The more I dieted, the more it didn't work — I kept gaining the weight back, plus more. I got a sense of failure and that this was never going to work."⁠ ⁠ As a result, she began overeating and abusing alcohol, and "wanted more than anything in the world" to be somebody else. ⁠ ⁠ She discovered 12-step programs through Alcoholics Anonymous, but resisted treatment for years: "I got a solution, I didn't like it and I didn't want to work that hard." ⁠ ⁠ Now, Somers says she weighs her food at every meal to help her control portion sizes. Despite the gains she's made, Somers still views herself as having a food addiction: "...