Food Junkies
February 3, 2025
Each week, Dr. Vera Tarman, Clarrissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab connect with scientists, Food Addiction clinicians, authors, and recovering Food Addicts to share fresh insights and tackle emerging debates.
Tag: eating disorders
Food Addiction, the Problem and the Solution
February 3, 2025
This podcast is sponsored by the INFACT School. Guests include professionals who study and specialize in the field of Food Addiction and food addicts who have found recovery from Food Addiction.
Tying Food Addiction to Uncontrolled Eating: The Roles of Eating-Related Thoughts and Emotional Eating
January 21, 2025
Rossi AA. Tying Food Addiction to Uncontrolled Eating: The Roles of Eating-Related Thoughts and Emotional Eating. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 21;17(3):369. doi: 10.3390/nu17030369. PMID: 39940227; PMCID: PMC11819927.
Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle?
June 19, 2024
Wiss DA, LaFata EM. Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle? Nutrients. 2024 Jun 19;16(12):1955. doi: 10.3390/nu16121955. PMID: 38931309; PMCID:
Dismantling the myth of “all foods fit” in eating disorder treatment
May 17, 2024
Brewerton TD, Dennis K, Wiss DA. Dismantling the myth of “all foods fit” in eating disorder treatment. J Eat Disord. 2024 May 17;12(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-01017-9. PMID:
Understanding Triggers and Cravings
January 23, 2024
Individually Identified Trigger foods differ for each person, depending on their personal history, physiology, and psychological factors
High-fat, High-sugar Diet Predicts Poorer Hippocampal-related Memory
January 1, 2024
e5b602 3f4ff59f981848e5a54ef23268178b97mv2 Eating foods high in fat and sugar can have negative effects on your brain, especially on the hippocampus, a region involved in memory formation
Editorial: Neurobiology of Food Addiction
November 5, 2023
Carine Lampert, Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, US, and Marta G. Novelle, Department of Genetics, Physiology, and Microbiology (Unit of Animal Physiology), Faculty
Consumption of Ultra Processed Foods (UPF) Increases Risk of Cancer and Cardiometabolic Diseases
January 1, 2023
A multinational cohort study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe investigated the association between consumption of ultra processed foods (UPF) and the risk of
Depression Linked To Artificially Sweetened Ultra processed Foods
January 1, 2023
Are you feeling down lately? You might want to check your diet and see how much ultra processed food (UPF) you are eating. A new study