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As tmyakal said echoed, and I said originally, the better comparison is suboxone/methadone, its about weaning off the harmful food into healthier ones with medical help.

I wasn’t trying to snark, and I understood the point, I was primarily trying to point out how harmful it is to ‘stop cold turkey’ with drugs, and how the relationship with addiction is still similar.

You can wean off of Xanax onto Valium and then reduce dose/dosing frequency until cessation.

You can wean off Heroin onto suboxone/methadone in the same way.

You can wean down from 20mg nicotine to 12, 6 and 3, before switching consumption methods and then finally quitting.

In the same way you can wean down from mcdonalds and taco bell, to home made meals with controlled portions, you can try foods that have high volume. You can stop drinking your calories and consuming sugar. Over time those meals that make you fat will become disgusting and your habit and addiction will falter.

Obviously you can’t stop eating completely, and just like alcohol addiction the triggers are ever present in society. But the idea that you can’t approach it in the same way is faulty.

Except you are ignoring the concept of tapering.

If you cold turkey alcohol or benzos you will have seizures and do permanent damage to your body. You’re supposed to be weaned off.

In a similar way, you can wean yourself off of excess calories by reducing portion size.

Obviously the end result isn’t a complete stop but it could be a complete cessation of certain foods. Just like how heroin addicts are given suboxone/methadone for their cravings.