The obesity epidemic has been widely publicized in the media worldwide. Investigators at all
levels have been looking for factors that have contributed to the development of this …

The concept of food addiction is currently a highly debated subject within both the general
public and the scientific communities. The term food addiction suggests that individuals may …

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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) is a self-report
questionnaire for the assessment of addiction-like consumption of high-calorie, processed …

Background Research on food addiction (FA) has been growing and increasing interest has
been seen in comprehending its mechanisms and clinical and psychological correlates of …

The current study investigated the prevalence of food addiction and its associations with
obesity and demographic factors in a sample recruited to be more nationally representative …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing, due to, among other factors,
increased availability of highly palatable food (food high in fat, salt and/or sugar). It has been …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in our society, with a complex,
multifactorial origin, and associated with greater morbidity and mortality in the population …

In the last decades, obesity has become a major concern for clinical and public health.
Despite the variety of available treatments, the outcomes remain—by and large—still …

Background An extensive body of recent research has focused on the contribution of
cognitive functioning to eating behaviors. In binge eating disorder (BED) and food addiction …