Hauck, C., Schipfer, M., Ellrott, T., & Cook, B. (2020). The relationship between food addiction and patterns of disordered eating with exercise dependence: in amateur endurance athletes. Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 25
(6), 1573–1582. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-019-00794-6
From the research article’s abstract: “Examine the prevalence and potential relationships among food addiction (FA)—as measured by Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0), eating disorders (ED)—as measured by Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS)—and exercise dependence (EXD)—as measured by Questionnaire to Diagnose Exercise Dependence in Endurance Sports (FESA), for the first time worldwide, in amateur endurance athletes. A total of 1022 German-speaking endurance athletes (44% male, Ø 36 years, Ø BMI 23 kg/m2) replied to an online questionnaire consisting of demographics, related parameters, and the German versions of YFAS 2.0, EDDS, and FESA. Prevalence of FA, ED, and EXD was 6.2, 6.5, and 30.5%.