Brain SciencesIn this review, we aim to draw a connection between drug addiction and overconsumption of highly palatable food (OHPF) by discussing common behaviors and neurochemical pathways shared by these two states.
Haley Krupa +3 more
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History of early life adversity is associated with increased food addiction and sex‐specific alterations in reward network connectivity in obesity [PDF]
Obesity Science & Practice, 2019 Summary Background Neuroimaging studies have identified obesity‐related differences in the brain's resting state activity. An imbalance between homeostatic and reward aspects of ingestive behaviour may contribute to obesity and food addiction.
V. Osadchiy +10 more
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When bariatric surgery reduces food addiction: a prospective study [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundStudies have shown that patients with obesity appear to be more susceptible to food addiction than the general population. Bariatric surgery stands as the most potent remedy for combating obesity, and it is believed to alleviate the ...
Xu-Yan Ban +12 more
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The MFM program: a successful model in the field of food addiction recovery [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthThis article outlines how one program in Iceland, the MFM program, is helping clients recover from food addiction and ultra-processed food addiction. The MFM program, founded and developed by Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir (EG), arose from her own recovery ...
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From eveningness to food addiction: exploring the roles of night eating syndrome and mindful eating [PDF]
Journal of Eating DisordersBackground Chronotype is a key biopsychosocial factor that regulates individuals’ sleep–wake cycles and daily activities while also shaping their eating behaviors.
Büşra Başar Gökcen
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Assessing the magnitude and lifestyle determinants of food addiction in young adults [PDF]
Eating and Weight DisordersPurpose Food addiction involves excessive consumption of highly processed foods rich in salt, sugar, and fats driven by hedonic eating behaviors. Increased food addiction, especially among young adults, could potentially lead to eating disorders.
Humera Vasgare +3 more
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Understanding food addiction through the lens of psychological well-being, self-control, and eating behavior: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Eating DisordersObjective This study aimed to elucidate how psychological distress, self-control, and sustainable healthy eating behaviors interact to shape food addiction, by simultaneously modeling their direct and indirect effects in adult population. Methods A cross-
Murat Açik, Taha Gökmen Ülger
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TOWARD: a metabolic health intervention that improves food addiction and binge eating symptoms [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryFood Addiction is an increasingly relevant clinical and public health issue given its impact on metabolic health, mental health, and quality of life. Therapeutic carbohydrate reduction (TCR) has been shown to improve the symptoms of food addiction as ...
Erin Saner +7 more
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Psychological resilience as emotional armour in family dysfunction and food addiction among Ghanaian tertiary students [PDF]
Eating and Weight DisordersObjective This study examines the prevalence of family dysfunction and food addiction among tertiary students in Ghana and investigates the moderating role of psychological resilience in this relationship.
Inuusah Mahama +4 more
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Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 2022 Abstract Food addiction is associated with dysfunctions in the reward circuit, such as hyperresponsiveness during the exposure to high-calorie flavors in overweight and obese individuals. Similar to drug addiction, there is also impaired self-regulatory control supported by deregulation of the frontostriatal circuit.
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