Küçükerdönmez, Ö., Urhan, M., Altın, M., Hacıraifoğlu, Ö., & Yıldız, B. (2019). Assessment of the relationship between food addiction and nutritional status in schizophrenic patients. Nutritional Neuroscience, 22
(6), 392–400. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2017.1392429
From the research article’s abstract: “Obesity is one of today’s most important public health problems. It is suggested that overeating and substance addiction show similarities, and addiction to food may be an important factor in the obesity epidemic. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of food addiction among schizophrenic patients and to examine the relationship between food addiction and anthropometric measurements and dietary nutrient intake. Study participants included a total of 104 schizophrenic outpatients, 62 females and 42 males. Food addiction was assessed by using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, and the anthropometric measurements of participants and their three-day food consumption were recorded. This study found that more than half of the schizophrenic patients (60.6%) had food addiction, and that female schizophrenic patients had a higher prevalence (62.9%) of food addiction than male patients (57.1%).