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Research articles

Association of Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages or Artificially Sweetened Beverages with Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

Zhang YB, Jiang YW, Chen JX, Xia PF, Pan A. Association of Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages or Artificially Sweetened Beverages with Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. Adv Nutr. 2021 Mar 31;12(2):374-383. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmaa110 PMID: 33786594

A narrative review of highly processed food addiction across the lifespan

Schiestl, E. T., Rios, J. M., Parnarouskis, L., Cummings, J. R., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2020). A narrative review of highly processed food addiction across the lifespan. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 110152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110152

The concept of Food addiction helps inform the understanding of overeating and obesity: YES

Gearhardt, A.N, & Hebebrand, J. The concept of “food addiction” helps inform the understanding of overeating and obesity: YES. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 113, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 263–267, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa343

Prevalence of food addiction in children and adolescents A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yekaninejad MS, Badrooj N, Vosoughi F, Lin CY, Potenza MN, Pakpour AH. Prevalence of food addiction in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2021 Jun;22(6):e13183. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13183 Epub 2021 Jan 6. PMID: 33403795 Free PMC article

Separating the Signal from the Noise: How Psychiatric Diagnoses Can Help Discern Food Addiction from Dietary Restraint

Wiss, D., & Brewerton, T. (2020). Separating the Signal from the Noise: How Psychiatric Diagnoses Can Help Discern Food Addiction from Dietary Restraint. Nutrients, 12(10).https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102937

Meeting of Minds around Food Addiction Insights from Addiction Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, and Neurosciences

Constant, A., Moirand, R., Thibault, R., & Val-Laillet, D. (2020). Meeting of Minds around Food Addiction: Insights from Addiction Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, and Neurosciences. Nutrients, 12(11), 3564. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12113564

Meeting of Minds around Food Addiction: Insights from Addiction Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, and Neurosciences

Constant A, Moirand R, Thibault R, Val-Laillet D. Meeting of Minds around Food Addiction: Insights from Addiction Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, and Neurosciences. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 20;12(11):3564. doi: 10.3390/nu12113564. PMID: 33233694; PMCID: PMC7699750.

Food Addiction and Psychosocial Adversity Biological Embedding, Contextual Factors, and Public Health Implications

Wiss, D. A., Avena, N., & Gold, M. (2020). Food Addiction and Psychosocial Adversity: Biological Embedding, Contextual Factors, and Public Health Implications. Nutrients, 12(11), 3521. htt s: doi.or 10.3390 nu12113521

Ultraprocessed Food: Addictive, Toxic, and Ready for Regulation

Lustig, R. H. (2020). Ultraprocessed Food: Addictive, Toxic, and Ready for Regulation. Nutrients, 12(11), 3401. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113401

The Clinical Utility of Food Addiction: Characteristics and Psychosocial Impairments in a Treatment-Seeking Sample

Oliveira, E., Kim, H. S., Lacroix, E., de Fatima Vasques, M., Durante, C. R., Pereira, D., Cabral, J. R., Bernstein, P. S., Garcia, X., Ritchie, E. V., & Tavares, H. (2020). The Clinical Utility of Food Addiction: Characteristics and Psychosocial Impairments in a Treatment-Seeking Sample. Nutrients, 12(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113388

Attributes of the food addiction phenotype within overweight and obesity

Schulte, E. M., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2020). Attributes of the food addiction phenotype within overweight and obesity. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 26, 2043–2049. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01055-7

Impact of Physical Activity and Weight Loss on Fat Mass, Glucose Metabolism, and Inflammation in Older African Americans with Osteoarthritis

McLeod A, Schiffer L, Castellanos K, DeMott A, Olender S, Fitzgibbon M, Hughes S, Fantuzzi G, Tussing-Humphreys L. Impact of Physical Activity and Weight Loss on Fat Mass, Glucose Metabolism, and Inflammation in Older African Americans with Osteoarthritis. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 28;12(11):3299. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113299 PMID: 33126555

A narrative review of highly processed food addiction across the lifespan

Schiestl, E. T., Rios, J. M., Parnarouskis, L., Cummings, J. R., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2020). A narrative review of highly processed food addiction across the lifespan. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 106, 110152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110152

The combined effects of probiotics and restricted calorie diet on the anthropometric indices, eating behavior, and hormone levels of obese women with food addiction: a randomized clinical trial

Narmaki, E., Borazjani, M., Ataie-Jafari, A., Hariri, N., Doost, A. H., Qorbani, M., & Saidpour, A. (2022). The combined effects of probiotics and restricted calorie diet on the anthropometric indices, eating behavior, and hormone levels of obese women with food addiction: a randomized clinical trial. Nutritional Neuroscience, 25 (5), 963–975. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2020.1826763

Validity and reliability of the Iranian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for obese women

Panahi Moghaddam, S. A., Amiri, P., Eini Zinab, H., & Saidpour, A. (2020). Validity and reliability of the Iranian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for obese women. Public Health Nutrition, 24(9), 2512-2520. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980020003560

The association of adolescents’ television viewing with Body Mass Index percentile, food addiction, and addictive phone use

Domoff, S. E., et al. (2020). The association of adolescents' television viewing... Appetite, 157, 104990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104990

Low carbohydrate ketogenic therapy as a metabolic treatment for binge eating and ultraprocessed food addiction

Sethi Dalai, S., Sinha, A., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2020). Low carbohydrate ketogenic therapy as a metabolic treatment for binge eating and ultraprocessed food addiction. Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity, 27(5), 275–282. https://doi.org/10.1097/MED.0000000000000571

Food Addiction and Binge Eating During One Year Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Prevalence and Implications for Postoperative Outcomes

Ben-Porat, T., Weiss, R., Sherf-Dagan, S., Rottenstreich, A., Kaluti, D., Khalaileh, A., Abu Gazala, M., Zaken Ben-Anat, T., Mintz, Y., Sakran, N., & Elazary, R. (2020). Food Addiction and Binge Eating During One Year Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Prevalence and Implications for Postoperative Outcomes. Obes Surg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05010-4

The Impact of Retrospective Childhood Maltreatment on Eating Disorders as Mediated by Food Addiction: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bou Khalil, R., Sleilaty, G., Richa, S., Seneque, M., Iceta, S., Rodgers, R., Alacreu-Crespo, A., Maimoun, L., Lefebvre, P., Renard, E., Courtet, P., & Guillaume, S. (2020). The Impact of Retrospective Childhood Maltreatment on Eating Disorders as Mediated by Food Addiction: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients, 12(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102969

FOOD ADDICTION AS A PROXY FOR ANOREXIA NERVOSA SEVERITY: NEW DATA BASED ON THE YALE FOOD ADDICTION SCALE 2.0

Tran, H., Poinsot, P., Guillaume, S., Delaunay, D., Bernetiere, M., Begin, C., Fourneret, P., Peretti, N., & Iceta, S. (2020). Food Addiction as a Proxy for Anorexia Nervosa Severity: New Data Based on the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. Psychiatry Research, 293, 113472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113472From the research article’s abstract: “The contribution of an addictive process to anorexia nervosa (AN) is an area of growing interest. Yet, little is known about how the food addiction concept (FA) may be of interest in understanding AN. This study investigates prevalence of FA diagnostic and its association with markers of severity in individuals with AN. We conducted a retrospective study in a sample of 73 patients with AN. We assessed FA with the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0, depressive and anxiety disorders, impulsivity (Beck Depression Inventory, STAI, BIS-11) and eating behavior (BITE, EDE-Q). Prevalence of FA in our sample was 47%. FA was significantly associated and positively correlated with the binge-eating/purging subtype of AN, higher levels of depression, anxiety and greater eating psychopathology. FA was not associated with level of impulsivity nor leptin and IGF-1 blood levels. The relationship between FA severity and AN severity was mediated by the severity of binge eating behaviors. Our results suggest that the presence of FA may represent a more severe variant of AN. Longitudinal studies are needed to better understand the etiologic process between FA and AN.”

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