Philip Werdell, M.A. Director, ACORN Food Addiction Institute, USA. Director, ACORN Food Addiction Professional Training Program Throughout his career, Phil has worked professionally with over 4000 middle and late-stage food addicts. He is a graduate of Yale University with postgraduate work in food addiction. He comes from a 25-year career building innovative liberal arts and graduate programs. As a food addict professional, Phil was lead counselor for the residential food addiction treatment program at Glenbeigh Psychiatric Hospital of Tampa and the outpatient program of Rader Institute of Washington. He is cofounder of ACORN Food Dependency Recovery Services and the Food Addiction Institute, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to support the healing of all food addicts. Phil is the author of dozens of articles and books including,

Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction (w. Dr. Tarman),

Food Addiction: Beyond Ordinary Eating Disorders;

Physical Craving and Food Addiction: A Review of the Science;

Food Addiction Recovery: A New Model of Professional Support;

Bariatric Surgery and Food Addiction: Preoperative Considerations.