Li, W. Q., E McGeary, J., Cho, E., Flint, A., Wu, S., Ascherio, A., Rimm, E., Field, A., & A Qureshi, A. (2016). Indoor tanning bed use and risk of food addiction based on the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale. Journal of Biomedical Research, 31
(1), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.7555/JBR.31.20160098
From the research article’s abstract: “The popularity of indoor tanning may be partly attributed to the addictive characteristics of tanning for some individuals. We aimed to determine the association between frequent indoor tanning, which we view as a surrogate for tanning addiction, and food addiction. A total of 67,910 women were included from the Nurses’ Health Study II. In 2005, we collected information on indoor tanning during high school/college and age 25-35 years, and calculated the average use of indoor tanning during these periods. Food addiction was defined as ≥3 clinically significant symptoms plus clinically significant impairment or distress, assessed in 2009 using a modified version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Totally 23.3% (15,822) of the participants reported indoor tanning at high school/college or age 25-35 years. A total of 5,557 (8.2%) women met the criteria for food addiction.