Jillian Michaels on Food Addiction Denial: warns against

Jillian Michaels has characterized food addiction as “probably the only addiction I’ve struggled with in my life” and on Beck’s show floated whether it’s time for “a 12-step program for food addiction,” per the reports. She has spoken personally about her own food-addiction past — including skipping school for Taco Bell, per her Hannity appearance — and treats food addiction as real and under-acknowledged.

Her stated reasoning is that denying food addiction leaves people without a recovery framework: she presents the addiction model as honest and empowering, arguing that naming the problem is the precondition for addressing it. The position connects to her personal-responsibility theme — acknowledgment first, action second.

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