Nicolau, J., Romerosa, J. M., Rodríguez, I., Sanchís, P., Bonet, A., Arteaga, M., Fortuny, R., & Masmiquel, L. (2020). Associations of food addiction with metabolic control, medical complications and depression among patients with type 2 diabetes. Acta Diabetologica, 57
(9), 1093–1100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-020-01519-3
From the research article’s abstract: “Food addiction (FA) is conceptualized as a behavioral pattern that is similar in some ways to addictions to alcohol and other substances. This disorder has not been well studied among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We aimed to analyze if there is any relationship between FA and clinical or psychological variables among patients with T2DM. Three hundred patients with T2DM were analyzed cross-sectionally. Participants were evaluated for the presence of FA by completing the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 questionnaire. 29.3% of patients screened positive for FA. Patients with FA had a greater BMI (33.41 ± 7.5 vs. 31.6 ± 5.9 kg/m2; p = 0.04). HbA1c was higher among individuals with FA (7.9 ± 4.4 vs. 7.6 ± 1.4%, p = 0.008).