Substance Use Disorder

Stopping sugar intake produces documented withdrawal symptoms, satisfying the withdrawal criterion for substance use disorder. Physical health consequences of processed food, including fatty liver disease, fulfill the physical or psychological problems criterion. All 11 diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder apply directly to processed food and sugar consumption. Meeting six or more of the 11 diagnostic criteria qualifies as severe substance use disorder. Addiction, formally called substance use disorder, is diagnosed using 11 clinical criteria.