In 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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Food addiction: its prevalence and significant association with obesity in the general population. [PDF]
'Food addiction' shares a similar neurobiological and behavioral framework with substance addiction. However whether, and to what degree, 'food addiction' contributes to obesity in the general population is unknown.to assess 1) the prevalence of 'food ...
Pardis Pedram +11 more
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Systematic Review of Food Addiction as Measured with the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Implications for the Food Addiction Construct [PDF]
Background:The concept of food addiction attracts much interest in the scientific community. Research is mainly based on the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), a tool developed to assess food addiction. Substance use disorder criteria have been used to develop this scale.Objective:The aim of this paper was to review the clinical significance of food ...
Louise Penzenstadler
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When bariatric surgery reduces food addiction: a prospective study [PDF]
BackgroundStudies 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]
This 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 ...
Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir +1 more
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From eveningness to food addiction: exploring the roles of night eating syndrome and mindful eating [PDF]
Background 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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Unhealthy food bias in food addiction: behavioral evidence from a probabilistic image choice task [PDF]
Background and aims Food addiction (FA) shares behavioral and neurobiological similarities with substance use disorders, but objective behavioral measures of FA are lacking. We aimed to adapt the Probabilistic Image Choice (PIC) task to assess behavioral
Marcello Solinas +7 more
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Assessing the magnitude and lifestyle determinants of food addiction in young adults [PDF]
Purpose 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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TOWARD: a metabolic health intervention that improves food addiction and binge eating symptoms [PDF]
Food 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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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.
Florio L. +6 more
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