An examination of food addiction in a racially diverse sample of obese patients with binge eating disorder in primary care settings

Gearhardt, A. N., et al. (2013). An examination of food addiction in a racially diverse sample… Comp Psychiatry, 54(5), 500–505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.12.009

From the clinical study’s results: “Classification of food addiction was met by 41.5% of BED patients. Age, race/ethnicity, sex, and education did not differ.”