Carbohydrate Addiction – Are those Cravings Real?

Although somewhat controversial in nature, the interest in carbohydrate addiction is increasing. Dr. Rachael and Richard Heller, authors of four books on carbohydrate addiction, believe it is caused by an insulin imbalance. They define carbohydrate addiction as a “compelling hunger, craving or desire for carbohydrate-rich foods.”

Whether real or perceived, search frequency research reveals definite online interest in the concept of carbohydrate addiction, as evidenced by the large number of queries for the term “carbohydrate addiction” and related phrases. Addiction specialists use this valuable new tool to track and analyze trends and developments in addictions of all types.

Carbs Addiction Symptoms – Self Evident?

With increased interest in this topic, one might expect to find terms such as “carbs addiction symptoms” ranking high among search phrases. In fact, it is virtually buried – three quarters of the way down Graph 3. On the other hand, the general phrase “carbohydrate addiction” is quite popular among Internet users, with roughly 7,600 inquiries over a one-year period. One could surmise that carbs addiction symptoms – an overwhelming craving for carbohydrates – are simply self evident.

Carbohydrate Addiction - Prevalent Search Topics - Graph 1

(Continued on Graph 3 at the bottom of this page)

Top 30 two and three word combinations

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		32,000
carbohydrate addicts	30090
carbohydrate addict	19638
carbohydrate addiction	7655
addict carbohydrate	3511
carbohydrates addict	3007
carb addicts	2970
carb addict	1288
carb addiction	391
carbohydrate addicts support	266
carbohydrate addicts support group	219
carbohydrate addict heller	183
heller carbohydrate addict	146
carbohydrate addict s center	122
carbohydrate addicts lifespan	83
carbohydrate addicts lifespan program	80
carbohydrate addicts plan	61
carbohydrate addict s recipes	61
carbohydrate addicts heart book	61
addict forum	55
carbohydrate addicts food list	55
carbohydrate addict forum	55
food addiction	55
food addiction low carb	55
carbohydrate addict testimonials	49
addict carbohydrate network	49
carbohydrate addict network	49
addict carbohydrate plan	49
carbohydrate addicts support listserve	46
carbohydrate addiction remedy	36
information on carbohydrate addict	30
	0		32,000

Why is the Phrase “Carbohydrate Addicts” the Most Popular?

With almost 31,000 queries in a one-year period, “carbohydrate addicts” was by far the most popular search phrase related to carbohydrate addiction. One possible explanation is the fact that Dr. Rachael and Richard Heller have created an “official carbohydrate addicts” website, which offers free information on carbohydrate addiction as well as links to their books. This also explains the appearance of “heller” several times throughout Graphs 1 and 3.

Carbohydrate Addiction Market Research - Graph 2

Top 100 words used in carbohydrate addiction searches
(Top 1000 can be found at Top 100 carbohydrate addiction exact phrases and top 1,000 concepts/words. - Graph 5)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		67,000
carbohydrate	64992
addicts	33112
addict	27932
carb	12831
low	8395
addiction	8103
carbs	7633
carbohydrates	4253
plan	3169
drinks	1912
success	1836
heller	1801
counter	1339
beverages	1312
board	1096
content	1012
program	935
sugar	913
free	738
book	695
recipe	514
recipes	482
forum	458
food	439
list	384
review	330
forums	328
side	311
new	292
support	272
count	256
calories	253
work	246
keep	231
cut	231
cook	231
cravings	231
detox	225
group	220
beach	220
south	219
how	205
info	182
lifespan	182
atkins	163
what	151
drink	144
center	134
results	122
really	119
about	111
tell	110
summary	110
going	105
it	100
network	98
feedback	97
diabetes	97
site	97
explained	97
heart	84
stay	80
conquer	80
nograin	73
calorie	68
testimonials	67
hard	55
counts	51
discussion	49
listserve	46
remedy	36
counting	36
being	36
stop	36
information	31
rachael	27
diabetics	27
beer	26
meal	24
dr	24
healthy	23
danger	21
reward	20
message	19
menu	19
sample	19
gram	19
serious	18
boards	18
menopause	18
non	15
bootie	12
home	12
plate	12
official	12
250	12
myth	12
resources	12
florida	12
cal	12
diarrhea	12
lifestyle	12
	0		67,000

Food Addictions Research and Montreal, Canada

Food addictions research and Montreal, Canada share a connection – Clear Haven Center. A progressive treatment facility, Clear Haven sponsors various types of addictions research, including exclusive search frequency investigations. Through an analysis of Internet query studies, such as carbohydrate addiction, the professionals at Clear Haven are able to keep abreast of trends and developments in all types of addictions.

Carbohydrate Addiction - Prevalent Search Topics, Continued - Graph 3

Top 31 - 79 two and three word combinations
(Top 30 are in Graph 1 above)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		30
carbohydrates addicts	28
addicts carbohydrate	24
addict carbohydrate menu sample	18
serious carb addiction	18
carbohydrate addict lifespan program	18
carbohydrate addict recipes	12
carbohydrate addict florida	12
carbohydrate addicts diarrhea	12
carb addicts plate	12
carbohydrate addict center	12
carbohydrate addict myth	12
carbohydrate addict home official	9
pcos and carbohydrate addict	9
carbohydrate addicts cookbook	3
low carb cocaine	2
carbohydrate addict support groups	1
carbohydrate addict success stories	1
carbohydrate addict chat	1
carb q detox	1
carb addicts support group	1
carb addicts die book	1
breaking carbohydrate addiction	1
blood detox	1
best detox	1
addicts forum	1
addiction symptoms	1
carb cq detox	1
carbohydrate addicts test	1
sugar and carbohydrate addiction	1
sugar addiction	1
ideas for carbohydrate addiction	1
high carb detox drink	1
dr hellers carb addicts	1
detox drink	1
carbs addictions	1
carbs addiction symptoms	1
carbohydrate addicts food lists	1
carbohydrate addicts weight chart	1
carbohydrate addictions	1
carbohydrate addicts shrimp recipe	1
carbohydrate addicts recipes	1
carbohydrate addicts recipe	1
carbohydrate addicts mom	1
carbohydrate addicts message board	1
carbohydrate addicts heller	1
carbohydrate addicts gram counter	1
sugar carbohydrate addiction	1
carbohydrate addicts forum	1
carbohydrate and sugar addiction	1
	0		30