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ArticleEating behaviors2015

Low-income women's conceptualizations of food craving and food addiction.

Nipher M Malika, Lenwood W Hayman, Alison L Miller, Hannah J Lee, Julie C Lumeng

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Article in Eating behaviors, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Questioning the validity of food addiction: a critical review.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2025
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  3. Withdrawal: A key consideration in evaluating whether highly processed foods are addictive.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022
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  6. Food cravings and body weight: a conditioning response.Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nipher M MalikaCenter for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Lenwood W HaymanCenter for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Alison L MillerCenter for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Hannah J LeeCenter for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Julie C LumengCenter for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. Electronic address: jlumeng@umich.edu.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVID P OLSON · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
Research BaseP30DK092926 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MARY ELLEN MICHELE HEISLER, ADESUWA B OLOMU · 2011 to 2026
$10.0M
Self-Regulation as a Biological Mechanism for Excess Weight Gain in ToddlersR01HD069179 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LUMENG, JULIE C, MILLER, ALISON L · 2010 to 2014
$2.9M
NICHD NIH HHS 5R01HD069179NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD069179NICHD NIH HHS R01HD069179-03S1NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092926
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food craving and food addiction have been proposed as targets for obesity focused interventions. However, individuals' conceptualizations of these constructs are not well understood and no studies have employed a qualitative approach. Therefore, we sought to understand how women conceptualize food craving and food addiction. Low-income women with preschool-aged children (2-5years old) participated in either a semi-structured individual interview or focus group in which they were asked about their conceptualization of eating behaviors among adults and children. All responses were audio-recorded and transcribed. Themes were identified using the constant comparative method of qualitative analysis. Identified themes revealed that the women perceived food craving to be common, less severe and to a degree more humorous than food addiction. It was not felt that food cravings were something to be guarded against or resisted. Food addiction was described in a very "matter of fact" manner and was believed to be identifiable through its behavioral features including a compulsive need to have certain foods all the time. A more detailed understanding of how the general population perceives food craving and food addiction may enable more refined measurement of these constructs with questionnaire measures in the future. In addition, interventions may be designed to use the language most consistent with participants' conceptualizations of these constructs.

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CravingPovertyAdultBehavior, AddictiveChild, PreschoolFeeding BehaviorFemaleFocus GroupsHumansObesityPerceptionQualitative ResearchFood addictionFood cravingLow-incomeObesityPreschool-aged childrenWomen

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