Obesity is a global issue and it has been suggested that an addiction to certain foods could
be a factor contributing to overeating and subsequent obesity. Only one tool, the Yale Food …

Abstract “Food addiction” has become a focus of interest for researchers attempting to
explain certain processes and/or behaviors that may contribute to the development of …

Food is a potent natural reward and food intake is a complex process. Reward and
gratification associated with food consumption leads to dopamine (DA) production, which in …

Many eating‐related psychological constructs have been proposed to explain obesity and
overeating. However, these constructs, including food addiction, disinhibition, hedonic …

Introduction The contribution of an addictive process to elevated body mass index (BMI) and
disordered eating is an area of growing interest. Yet, little is known about how “food …

Some forms of overeating show both behavioral and neurobiological similarities to
substance use disorders. Accordingly, a possible addiction to food has been discussed for …

In recent years, the concept of food addiction has gained more and more popularity. This
approach acknowledges the apparent parallels between substance use disorders and …

Similarities and differences between obesity and addiction are a prominent topic of ongoing
research. We conducted an activation likelihood estimation meta‐analysis on 87 studies in …

This paper systematically reviews novel interventions developed and tested in healthy
controls that may be able to change the over or under controlled eating behaviours in eating …

Research on eating behaviour has identified several potentially relevant eating-related traits
captured by different questionnaires. Often, these questionnaires predict Body Mass Index …