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Research articles

The interplay among stress, smartphone addiction, and Food Addiction in adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Kuzucu, Z., & Yılmaz, S. (2025). The interplay between stress, smartphone addiction, and food addiction in adolescents: a cross-sectional study. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2602202

Childhood traumatic experiences and addiction-like eating behaviors: the mediating roles of attachment, mentalization, and emotional eating

Rossi, A.A., Mannarini, S. Childhood traumatic experiences and addiction-like eating behaviors: the mediating roles of attachment, mentalization, and emotional eating. J Eat Disord 13, 288 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01473-x

Alterations in the resting-state functional networks are associated with Food Addiction: an EEG study

Li, YQ., Cai, HT., Li, SQ. et al. Alterations in the resting-state functional networks are associated with Food Addiction: an EEG study. J Eat Disord (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01488-4

Ultra-processed foods consumption associated with Food Addiction in Chilean young adults

Ximena Díaz-Torrente, Carina Valenzuela, Michelle Valenzuela, and Ashley Nicole Gearhardt, Frontiers in Nutrition, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1722589/abstract

Neurocognitive impairments in eating disorders patients with and without comorbid Food Addiction

Munguía L., Granero R., Supit K. et al. Neurocognitive impairments in eating disorders patients with and without comorbid Aood Addiction. J Eat Disord (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01494-6

The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Food Addiction and Internet Addiction in Turkish Adults

Sema Arslan Kabasakal, Ezginur Çelik. The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Food Addiction and Internet Addiction in Turkish Adults. Behav. Psychol. 2025, 33(3), 49435. https://doi.org/10.31083/BP49435

Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Precursors Among Women

Wang C, Du M, Kim H, et al. Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Precursors Among Women. JAMA Oncol. Published online November 13, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.4777

A Critical Evaluation of the Terms Used To Describe Foods Implicated in Addictive-Like Eating

McCausland, H.C., Gearhardt, A.N., Peralta, J.M. et al. A Critical Evaluation of the Terms Used To Describe Foods Implicated in Addictive-Like Eating. Curr Addict Rep 12, 71 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00689-w

Ultraprocessed or minimally processed diets following healthy dietary guidelines on weight and cardiometabolic health: a randomized, crossover trial

‘Do no harm’ – the impact of an intervention for addictive eating on disordered eating behaviours in Australian adults: secondary analysis of the TRACE randomised controlled trial

Skinner JA, Leary M, Whatnall M, Hay PJ, Paxton SJ, Collins CE, Burrows TL. 'Do no harm' - the impact of an intervention for addictive eating on disordered eating behaviours in Australian adults: secondary analysis of the TRACE randomised controlled trial. J Eat Disord. 2025 Apr 10;13(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s40337-025-01241-x. PMID: 40211424; PMCID: PMC11987355.

Tying Food Addiction to Uncontrolled Eating: The Roles of Eating-Related Thoughts and Emotional Eating

Rossi AA. Tying Food Addiction to Uncontrolled Eating: The Roles of Eating-Related Thoughts and Emotional Eating. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 21;17(3):369. doi: 10.3390/nu17030369. PMID: 39940227; PMCID: PMC11819927.

Hard stop: reestablishing the significance of abstinence in the treatment of late stage ultra-processed food addiction

Frontiers in Psychiatry 2024 Nov 13;15:1488769. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1488769.

Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle?

Wiss DA, LaFata EM. Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle? Nutrients. 2024 Jun 19;16(12):1955. doi: 10.3390/nu16121955. PMID: 38931309; PMCID: PMC11206753.

Dismantling the myth of “all foods fit” in eating disorder treatment

Brewerton TD, Dennis K, Wiss DA. Dismantling the myth of "all foods fit" in eating disorder treatment. J Eat Disord. 2024 May 17;12(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-01017-9. PMID: 38760858; PMCID: PMC11102136.

Editorial: Neurobiology of Food Addiction

Carine Lampert, Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, US, and Marta G. Novelle, Department of Genetics, Physiology, and Microbiology (Unit of Animal Physiology), Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain; Front. Behav. Neurosci., 05 November 2023, Sec. Motivation and Reward Volume 17 - 2023 | doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1285557

The fructose survival hypothesis for obesity

Johnson, R. J., Lanaspa, M. A., Sanchez-Lozada, L. G., Tolan, D., Nakagawa, T., Ishimoto, T., Andres-Hernando, A., Rodriguez-Iturbe, B., & Stenvinkel, P. (2023). The fructose survival hypothesis for obesity. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 378(1885), 20220230. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0230

Sugar Addiction: Neural Mechanisms and Health Implications

Di Qin, Jiayu Qi, Fuqiang Shi, Zhihua Guo, Hongwu Li; Sugar Addiction: Neural Mechanisms and Health Implications; https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70338

Low carbohydrate and psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of ultra-processed food addiction

The Complicated Relationship between Dieting, Dietary Restraint, Caloric Restriction, and Eating Disorders: Is a Shift in Public Health Messaging Warranted?

Psychological and Neurobiological Correlates of Food Addiction

Kalon, E, Hong, J.Y., Tobin, C, Schulte, T. Psychological and Neurobiological Correlates of Food Addiction Int Rev Neurobiol. 2016 ; 129: 85–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.irn.2016.06.003

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