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 …

Food addiction is considered an important link for a better understanding of psychiatric and
medical problems triggered by dysfunctions of eating behaviors, eg, obesity, metabolic …

Recent findings have strengthened the case for food addiction. These findings may serve to
validate the perception of food addiction in patients and inform psychoeducational, cognitive …

Scientific interest in “food addiction” is growing, but the topic remains controversial. One
critique of “food addiction” is its high degree of phenotypic overlap with binge eating …

Recent research has uncovered neurobiological and behavioral similarities between
substance dependence and excess consumption of highly processed foods. These findings …

With the rise in worldwide rates of obesity in the past few decades, scientists and clinicians
have focused considerable attention on trying to understand the causes of excessive and …

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 …

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) was recently introduced to psychiatric
nosology to describe a group of patients who have avoidant or restrictive eating behaviours …

Overeating is a complex behavioral phenotype in terms of both physiology and psychology.
The mere transference of the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders to define food …

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 …