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 …

Objective Food addiction is a phenotype characterised by an addiction‐like attraction to
highly processed foods. Adolescence is a sensitive period for developing addictive …

Background Childhood obesity proves to be an important public health issue, since it serves
as a potential risk factor for multiple diseases. Food addiction could also serve as an …

Introduction Evidence is growing that an addictive process may play a role in problematic
eating behavior. The majority of research on this topic has examined the concept of “food …

Abstract The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) measures addiction-like eating of palatable
foods based on the seven diagnostic criteria for substance dependence in the fourth revision …

Objective Assessment approaches for food addiction in younger samples have not been
updated to reflect recently revised diagnostic approaches for addictive disorders. The aim of …

Some forms of overeating closely resemble addictive behaviour. The Yale Food Addiction
Scale (YFAS) was developed to measure such addiction‐like eating in humans and has …

Abstract Background/Aims: To assess the prevalence and correlates of addictive-like eating
behavior in Germany. Methods: The German version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale …

Objective To determine, through a systematic review with meta‐analysis, the prevalence of
food addiction (FA) using the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) and its derivatives exploring …

Uncontrolled eating behavior in obese subjects is very similar to behavior in food addiction,
suggesting a relationship. This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between …