Food addiction, specifically ultra-processed food addiction, has been discussed in
thousands of peer-reviewed publications. Although 20% of adults meet criteria for this …

Abstract Purpose of Review To examine the prevalence rates of ultra-processed food
addiction across different weight classes and offer guidelines for diagnosis and treatment …

The prevalence of obesity doubled since the 1980s, resulting in exponentially higher
incidence rates of diet-related diseases [1, 2]. These drastic changes cannot be attributed to …

Evidence is growing that highly processed (HP) foods (ie, foods high in refined
carbohydrates and fat) are highly effective in activating reward systems and may even be …

This review, focused on food addiction (FA), considers opinions from specialists with
different expertise in addiction medicine, nutrition, health psychology, and behavioral …

With the obesity epidemic being largely attributed to overeating, much research has been
aimed at understanding the psychological causes of overeating and using this knowledge to …

Nascent and rapidly growing research into defining the concept of “food addiction”(FA) in
relation to obesity is currently underway. Food addiction is present in a subset of patients …

Introduction Food addiction is a controversial concept. The potential influence of food
addiction on patients' psychosocial functioning and well-being has not been well …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purposes of this study were to examine future directions
regarding food addiction and to discuss potential treatment implications. Recent Findings …

Background Despite controversy surrounding the construct of food addiction, its relationship
with obesity and the validity of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), have become …