ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2019
Effects of addictive-like eating behaviors on weight loss with behavioral obesity treatment.
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- The prognostic role of food addiction for weight loss treatment outcomes in individuals with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery is the Most Effective Intervention in Reducing Food Addiction Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Food addiction and psychiatric comorbidities: a review of current evidence.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Pooled it
- Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an Online Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Randomised Controlled Trial Targeting Addictive and Compulsive Overeating Among Australian Young Adults.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Trial
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- GLP-1 Analog Modulates Appetite, Taste Preference, Gut Hormones, and Regional Body Fat Stores in Adults with Obesity.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2020Trial
- Baseline Psychosocial and Demographic Factors Associated with Study Attrition and 12-Month Weight Gain in the DIETFITS Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2019Trial
- Sex as a moderator of the relationship between food addiction and body mass index in young non-help-seeking adults at risk for psychosis and controls.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Assessing the relationship between body mass index and substance craving among patients with substance use disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Psychological Aspects and Implications of Food Addiction and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The MotivATE randomized controlled trial: treating food addiction with adapted motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy versus a waitlist control condition.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- TOWARD: a metabolic health intervention that improves food addiction and binge eating symptoms.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Questioning the validity of food addiction: a critical review.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2025Review
- Association of Food Addiction With Obesity in Young Adults Belonging to Urban and Rural Populations.Cureus · 2024Article
- Is Food Addiction a Specific Feature of Individuals Seeking Dietary Treatment from Nutritionists?Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2023Article
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- Psychological inflexibility in terms of eating behaviors among individuals seeking treatment for comorbid affective vulnerabilities and weight-related behaviors.Journal of contextual behavioral science · 2022Article
- Designing an online intervention for adults with addictive eating: a qualitative integrated knowledge translation approach.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Current Intervention Treatments for Food Addiction: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- A narrative review of highly processed food addiction across the lifespan.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
To examine the relationship between food cravings and food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) and to assess the effects of these variables on weight loss during a 14-week group lifestyle modification program. Data were from 178 participants who were prescribed a 1000-1200 kcal/day portion-controlled diet and provided with weekly group lifestyle modification sessions. Participants completed the Food Craving Inventory and YFAS pre- and post-treatment. Weight was measured weekly. Participants with YFAS-defined food addiction (6.7%) reported more frequent overall food cravings relative to those without food addiction. More frequent food cravings at baseline were associated with less weight loss over the 14 weeks. Analyzed categorically, participants in the highest tertile of baseline food cravings lost 7.6 ± 0.5% of initial weight, which was significantly less compared to those in the lowest tertile who lost 9.1 ± 0.5%. Percent weight loss did not differ significantly between participants with YFAS-defined food addiction (6.5 ± 1.2%) and those who did not meet criteria (8.6 ± 0.3%). Addictive-like eating behaviors significantly declined from pre- to post-treatment. Participants with frequent food cravings lost less weight than their peers. Targeted interventions for food cravings could improve weight loss in these individuals. Few participants met YFAS-defined criteria for food addiction. Addictive-like eating behaviors tended to decline during behavioral weight loss, but neither baseline nor change in YFAS scores predicted weight loss.
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