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Chemicalism The subject of artificial Chemically processed food and drink addictive dependence by Human beings and animals.

Full. Characterised when  ( Chemiholics ) with regular compulsive cravings, loss of control over the consumption of artificially chemically processed foods drinks, continue consumption despite negative consequences and withdrawal upon stopping consumption.  The Chemiholic  continues consumption of  addictive chemically processed foods which is both rewarding and reinforcing.  Studies have shown this addictive condition applies to animals and Human beings.  Chemicalism involves the addition of artificially made chemicals at any stage in the process of making a food or drink.  History. 1962 The European Union started defining food additives with  “E Numbers”   which has been adopted by many countries to regulate processed food production and information stated on product packaging. For example  E number E621 defines  Monosodium glutamate created in 1908 by Japanese Chemist  Professor Ikeda Kikunae.  E954  Saccharin  the first artificial sweetener synthesized in 1879 by Remsen and Fahlberg.  E250 Sodium nitrite is one of many preservatives used to extend shelf life of food and drinks.  Wars by land and sea ( French Navy 1806 ) stimulated the necessity to invent methods to preserve food and drinks by canning to sustain soldiers fighting ability over longer geographical distance.  Vacum sealed Cans were invented 1873.   After  WWII Consumerism  and  globalization  of  trading stimulated the increase of  Chemicalism through mass market factory production, distributing to Food Shops later Supermarkets.   The increased success of global  Marketing  through media, branding, attractively enticing,  conveniently packaged processed food and drinks brought about rapid growth of Chemicalism.  There are many benefits of  processed food and drinks using artificial food additives including lower cost of production, easy distribution, consumer convenience, reduced preparation time and longer shelf life preservation.  

Slang. The Phase Processed Foods or Junk Foods is often used loosely as a Slang to describe food and drink products created with, artificial chemicals typically containing high amounts of one, two or three ingredients labelled as Sugar/sweetener, Fat, Salt. During the Chemicalization process nutrition values of the original natural products are altered. Note Opposite. It is possible to create Natural Processed foods using Natural additives include preservatives example Natural sea salt. Natural colourings example beetroot. Many natural foods and drinks have been prepared using processes for many hundreds of years such as raw coffee beans ( grown without artificial fertiliser or pesticides ) which are roasted into a consumable form with no artificial chemicals. For the purpose of defining Chemicalism, Processed Food and Drink products include artificial chemicals.

Chemicalism and the resulting medical condition Chemiholic was defined by British born Simon Kadwill-Kelly in 2013 a self confessed long term Chemiholic who started recovery (under doctors supervision ) during six months in 2013 by changing to Natural Nutrition of mainly Organic Foods and purified water which lead to significant weight loss, no longer being classified obese, no longer with high cholesterol. This same Natural diet was followed by Simon Kadwill- Kelly’s mother who became cured of illnesses most significantly being cured of terminal Gangrene of the foot avoiding an amputation of the leg. Greek. Pronounced “Kem i call ism “

Chemiholic Chemiholic A person or animal suffering from Chemicalism. Also Chemaholic same meaning. When a Chemiholic has regular compulsive cravings, loss of control over the consumption, continued consumption despite negative consequences and withdrawal upon stopping consumption of processed food and drinks made ( chemicalized ) with Artificial Chemicals. The Chemiholic continues consumption regularly or on a regular Binge basis of addictive chemically processed foods which is both rewarding and reinforcing. The person or animal may not be aware they are a Chemaholic. Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) indicates some people have a higher risk to food addiction. Side effects for a suffering Chemiholic. Medical health tests for Human Beings confirming conditions of high Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, High Sugar Levels associated with being or becoming Diabetic, Circulation illnesses, autoimmunity illness, Obesity provide the Chemaholic with their own diagnosis of evidence of illness suffering. The retesting typically with blood testing after a withdrawal of several weeks from a Chemaholic Lifestyle indicates the diagnosis and solution. This was defined by British born Simon Kadwill-Kelly in 2013 a self confessed long term Chemaholic. He mainly recovered from un wellness and obesity in six months (recorded in medical notes) during 2013 by changing to Natural Nutrition of mainly Organic Foods and purified water as guided by Elsa Wakeling who had followed a lifestyle of Naturopathy. This same diet was followed by Simon Kadwill- Kelly’s mother who then became cured of illnesses including terminal Gangrene of the foot. Greek. Pronounced “Kem a holic “ or “Kem i holic “

References Cambridge English Dictionary any of a set of numbers with the letter E in front of them that are used on containers of food in the European Union to show which particular approved chemical has been added to the food. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

UK Food Standards Agency FSA List https://www.food.gov.uk/science/additives/enumberlist

September 2014. Joseph Schroeder, Associate professor of psychology and director of the behavioural neuroscience program, Connecticut College, led Honohan and other students in the experiment, which led to the conclusion that rats find Oreos Cookies just as addictive as cocaine.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/18/rats-find-oreos-as-addictive-as-cocaine-an-unusual-college-research-project/

September 2014. The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) Protecting children from the harmful effects of food and drink marketing. http://www.who.int/features/2014/uk-food-drink-marketing/en/

2010 study conducted by scientists at Scripps Research Institute (SRI) in Florida found that rats given free access to artificial processed foods had brain activity and function mirroring those occurring in the brains of drug addicts. http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2010/20100329.html

Addiction Sugar Neurobiology research shows food causes serious addiction, the kind that addictive drugs do. Dr Nicole Avena and colleagues The department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, report the consumption of sugar not only alters brain function and behaviour, it also elicits the same type of withdrawal symptoms like opiate drugs do. Sugar affects the opioid receptors in the brain, which are recognized by natural (endogenous or not) opioid substances. Foods rich in fat affect the brain in a different way, they cause withdrawal-type symptoms as well. Studies show there is a unique relationship between emotional balance and fatty acids.

Addiction Psychological “High”. 2011. Researchers at both the University of Texas in Austin (UT) and the Oregon Research Institute found prolonged consumption of junk foods results in reduced activity in the striatum, a section of the forebrain that registers reward the same as with illicit drugs, those addicted to junk food require ever-increasing amounts to get the same "high." www.naturalnews.com/034478_junk_foods_addictive_brain_chemistry.html

Addiction. Fat. Study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation in 2011 tested the effects of fat consumption in healthy people while experiencing experimentally induced sad feelings. Within minutes the sad feelings were significantly alleviated and the subjects reported improved mood, while MRI scans confirmed the expected brain response. This study is important as it shows fat does not have to be properly digested to modify brain functions. The presence of fat in the gut triggers the release of gastrointestinal hormones, which regulate neurological and emotional responses within minutes. http://www.jci.org/articles/view/46380

Addiction Brain Dopamine Levels and Obesity. Study 2001 Gene-Jack Wang and Nora Volkow of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(00)03643-6/abstract

World Health Organization ( WHO ) Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health” was adopted in 2004 by the World Health Assembly (WHA). It called on governments, WHO, international partners, the private sector and civil society to take action at global, regional and local levels to support healthy diets and physical activity. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs394/en/ Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) is a 25-point questionnaire, based on DSM-IV codes for substance dependence criteria, to assess food addiction in individuals. The scale was released in 2009 by Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.

Published Paperback. by Michael Moss “Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us”

DVD “ Supersize Me “ by Morgan Spurlock a 30 day experiment living on processed fast food.