Food Addicts Anonymous

Not to be confused with Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous.

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Food Addicts Anonymous

Nickname	FAA
Formation	1987 (1987)
Founder	Judith C.
Founded at	West Palm Beach, Florida
Type	Mutual-help addiction recovery twelve-step program
Headquarters	Port St. Lucie, Florida
Website	faacanhelp.org

Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA) is a twelve-step program founded in 1987 that is patterned after the Alcoholics Anonymous program. It is for people with food addictions and is based on the premise that some people are addicted to refined high-carbohydrate foods and need to abstain from those foods in order to avoid overconsumption.

Overview

Food Addicts Anonymous was founded in 1987 in West Palm Beach, Florida, by a founder who calls herself Judith C.

By 2007 there were over 150 weekly meetings around the world in addition to phone and online meetings.

FAA holds that some people are addicted to certain foods and must abstain from them; like other twelve-step programs, FAA members believe that help from a higher power is necessary for them to avoid the substances they crave. The organization has a suggested food plan that calls for abstinence from sugar, flour, and wheat. All sugars, sugar substitutes, and artificial sweeteners are restricted by the plan. All forms of wheat and flour, including flours not made from wheat, are also restricted. Dietary fats are limited. FAA suggests that its members eat a variety of foods at specified intervals and in set proportions and keep track of what they eat.

External links

• Official website

Need support? This page covers a topic that some readers may find difficult. If it affects you or someone you know, you do not have to deal with it alone. Help is available from the NHS and from free, confidential helplines: see Where to get help at the end of this page, or the Wellness hub. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 999.

Where to get help

If you are worried about your mental health or someone else's, these services can help. The numbers below are for the United Kingdom.

• Emergency: if someone is in immediate danger or has been seriously hurt, call 999.
• NHS 111: for urgent help or advice that is not an emergency, call 111 or use NHS 111 online. It is free and open day and night.
• Your GP: a GP can talk with you about how you are feeling and can refer you to services, including NHS Talking Therapies.
• Samaritans: call 116 123, free, day or night, to talk to someone who will listen.
• Childline: children and young people under 19 can call 0800 1111 free, or talk online at childline.org.uk.
• Shout: text SHOUT to 85258 for free, confidential text support at any time.
• Outside the UK: Find A Helpline is a free directory of helplines in other countries.

For support in other countries, and for more services, see the Wellness hub and Pip's support guide.

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