Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized by regular binge eating episodes during which
individuals ingest comparably large amounts of food and experience loss of control over …

Excessive sugar consumption is increasingly considered as a contributor to the emerging
epidemics of obesity and the associated cardiometabolic disease. Sugar is added to the diet …

Foods high in carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy diet, since they provide the
body with glucose to support bodily functions and physical activity. However, the abusive …

Abstract In 2016 the World Health Organization reported 39% of the world's adult population
(over 18 y) was overweight, with western countries such as Australia and the United States …

The Western diet (WD) pattern characterized by high daily intake of saturated fats and
refined carbohydrates often leads to obesity and overweight, and it has been linked to …

Obesity is a major health risk, with junk food consumption playing a central role in weight
gain, because of its high palatability and high-energy nutrients. The Cafeteria (CAF) diet …

Objective Extensive research has focused on hyper‐palatable foods (HPF); however, HPF
are defined using descriptive terms (eg, fast foods, sweets), which are not standardized and …

Background Despite several decades of research, managing body weight remains an
unsolved clinical problem. Health problems associated with dysregulated body weight, such …

Converging evidence from both animal and human studies have implicated hedonic eating
as a driver of both binge eating and obesity. The construct of food addiction has been used …

Aims: Due to the increasing evidence of shared vulnerabilities between addictive behaviors
and excessive food intake, the concept of food addiction in specific clinical populations has …