Food Addiction Research – Studies, Evidence & Insights

Who is a food addict?

Research articles

The role of maternal obesity in the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders

Rivera HM, Christiansen KJ, Sullivan EL. The role of maternal obesity in the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders. Front Neurosci. 2015 Jun 18;9:194. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00194 eCollection 2015. PMID: 26150767

Why are we consuming so much sugar despite knowing too much can harm us?

Avena, N. M., Potenza, M. N., & Gold, M. S. (2015). Why are we consuming so much sugar despite knowing too much can harm us? JAMA internal medicine, 175(1), 145—146. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6968

Evolutionary and neuropsychological perspectives on addictive behaviors and addictive substances: relevance to the “food addiction” construct

Davis, C. (2014). Evolutionary and neuropsychological perspectives on addictive behaviors and addictive substances: relevance to the "food addiction" construct. Subst Abuse Rehabil, 5, 129137. https://doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S56835

Food Addiction: an evolving nonlinear science

Shriner, R., & Gold, M. (2014). Food addiction: an evolving nonlinear science. Nutrients, 6(11), 5370-5391. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6115370

The prevalence of food addiction as assessed by the Yale Food Addiction Scale: a systematic review

Pursey, K. M., Stanwell, P., Gearhardt, A. N., Collins, C. E., & Burrows, T. L. (2014a). The prevalence of food addiction as assessed by the Yale Food Addiction Scale: a systematic review. Nutrients, 6(10), 4552-4590. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6104552

Food and addiction among an aging population

Murray, S., Kroll, C., & Avena, N. M. (2015). Food and addiction among the ageing population. Ageing Res Rev, 20, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.arr.2014.10.002

Food Addiction in the light of DSM-5

Meule, A., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2014). Food addiction in the light of DSM-5. Nutrients, 6(9), 36533671. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6093653

Validation of the French version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: an examination of its factor structure, reliability, and construct validity in a nonclinical sample

Brunault, P., Ballon, N., Gaillard, P., Reveillere, C., & Courtois, R. (2014). Validation of the French version of the yale food addiction scale: an examination of its factor structure, reliability, and construct validity in a nonclinical sample. Can J Psychiatry, 59(5), 276-284. https://doi.org/10.1177/070674371405900507

Dopamine signaling in Food Addiction: role of dopamine D2 receptors

Baik, J. H. (2013). Dopamine signaling in food addiction: role of dopamine D2 receptors. BMB Rep, 46(11), 519-526. https://doi.org/10.5483/bmbrep.2013.46.11.207

The neurobiological underpinnings of obesity and binge eating: A rationale for adopting the Food Addiction model

Smith DG, Robbins TW. The neurobiological underpinnings of obesity and binge eating: A rationale for adopting the food addiction model. Biol Psychiatry 2013;73(9): 804-10.

If Sugar is Addictive, What Does it Mean for the Law?

Gearhardt, A., Roberts, M., & Ashe, M. (2013). If Sugar is Addictive... What Does it Mean for the Law? Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 41(S1) 46-49, https://doi.org/10.1111/jlme.12038

The addictive dimensionality of obesity

Volkow, N. D., Wang, G. J., Tomasi, D., & Baler, R. D. (2013). The addictive dimensionality of obesity. Biological psychiatry, 73(9), 811—818. htt s: doi.or 10.1016 •.bio s ch.2012.12.020

Food Addiction detox and abstinence reinterpreted?

Shriner, R. L. (2013). Food addiction: detox and abstinence reinterpreted? Exp Gerontol, 48(10), 1068-1074. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.exger.2012.12.005

The drive to eat comparisons and distinctions between mechanisms of food reward and drug addiction

DiLeone, R., Taylor, J. & Picciotto, M. The drive to eat: comparisons and distinctions between mechanisms of food reward and drug addiction. Nat Neurosci 15, 1330–1335 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3202

Obesity and addiction: neurobiological overlaps

Volkow, N. D., Wang, G. J., Tomasi, D., & Baler, R. D. (2013). Obesity and addiction: neurobiological overlaps. Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 14(1), 2-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01031.x

Rationale and consequences of reclassifying obesity as an addictive disorder: neurobiology, food environment and social policy perspectives

Allen, P. J., Batra, P., Geiger, B. M., Wommack, T., Gilhooly, C., & Pothos, E. N. (2012). Rationale and consequences of reclassifying obesity as an addictive disorder: neurobiology, food environment and social policy perspectives. Physiology & behavior, 107(1), 126—137. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.physbeh.2012.05.005

Further developments in the neurobiology of food and addiction: Update on the state of the science

Nicole M. Avena, Jessica A. Gold, Cindy Kroll, Mark S. Gold, Further developments in the neurobiology of food and addiction: Update on the state of the science, Nutrition, Volume 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-343, ISSN 0899-9007, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2011.11.002. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900711004096)

Dual roles of dopamine in food and drug seeking: the drive-reward paradox

Wise R. A. (2013). Dual roles of dopamine in food and drug seeking: the drive-reward paradox. Biological psychiatry, 73(9), 819—826. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.biopsych.2012.09.001

Obesity and the brain how convincing is the addiction model?

Ziauddeen, H., Farooqi, I. S., & Fletcher, P. C. (2012). Obesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model? Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 13(4), 279–286. doi:10.1038/nrn3212

Tossing the baby out with the bathwater after a brief rinse? The potential downside of dismissing Food Addiction based on limited data

Avena, N. M., Gearhardt, A. N., Gold, M. S., Wang, G. J., & Potenza, M. N. (2012). Tossing the baby out with the bathwater after a brief rinse? The potential downside of dismissing food addiction based on limited data. Nat Rev Neurosci, 13(7), 514; author reply 514. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3212-c1

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