Piccinni, A., Bucchi, R., Fini, C., Vanelli, F., Mauri, M., Stallone, T., Cavallo, E. D., & Claudio, C. (2020). Food addiction and psychiatric comorbidities: a review of current evidence. Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 26
, 1049–1056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01021-3
From the research article’s abstract: “Background: Food addiction (FA) is characterised by the consumption of appetible foods and by addictive psychological and behavioural symptoms such as cravings, tolerance, limited control of substance intake and withdrawal symptoms. Despite previous research on FA has been hindered by the lack of a formal definition for this condition, recent global trends have stirred the interest of the scientific community towards a proper classification and construct of FA. More specifically, recent studies have pointed towards shared defective neurobiological mechanisms as well as frequent comorbidities between FA, eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and substance-related and addictive disorders. Objective: In this review, we will provide an overview of the complex symptomatology of food addiction evaluating its relationship with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and substance-related and addictive disorders. Methods: