Hauck, C., Weiss, A., Schulte, E. M., Meule, A., & Ellrott, T. (2017). Prevalence of ‘Food Addiction’ as Measured with the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in a Representative German Sample and Its Association with Sex, Age and Weight Categories. Obesity facts, 10(1), 12–24. https://doi.org/10.1159/000456013
From the cross-sectional study’s abstract: “The prevalence of ‘food addiction’ measured by the YFAS 2.0 was 7.9%. Individuals meeting criteria for ‘food addiction’ had higher BMI and were younger than individuals not meeting the threshold.”