ReviewNutrients2019
Food Addiction: Implications for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Overeating.
Review in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04873648 (The Effect of Intermittent Fasting Diet and Calorie-Restricted Diet on Dopamine and Serotonin Levels and Weight Management in Women With Obesity and Co-morbid Binge Eating Disorder and Food Addiction), which is not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Intermittent Fasting Diet and Calorie-Restricted Diet on Dopamine and Serotonin Levels and Weight Management in Women With Obesity and Co-morbid Binge Eating Disorder and Food Addiction
Who cites it
50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on food craving in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis assessing reliability of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Implications for compulsive eating and obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Gymnema Sylvestre on Motivation to Consume Sweet Foods-A Qualitative Investigation.Nutrients · 2025Trial
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- The Effect of a Food Addiction Explanation Model for Weight Control and Obesity on Weight Stigma.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- The moderating effect of emotional eating behaviour on body fat percentage in women.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The Impact of Fear of Missing out (FoMO) on Addictive Eating: A Moderated Mediation Model.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Machine learning prediction of food addiction in university students using demographic, anthropometric and personality traits.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Food addiction in behavioral addictions: a network approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Case management of ultra-processed food addiction: a theoretical perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- The reducing effect of visuospatial cognitive load on alcohol craving in problematic drinkers.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence and determinants of food addiction among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Prevalence of food addiction and sex-specific correlates in a large sample of Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Hidden Hunger in Pediatric Obesity: Redefining Malnutrition Through Macronutrient Quality and Micronutrient Deficiency.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Comparative Analysis of Food Addiction and Obesity: A Critical Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Addressing food addiction: A call to examine its prevalence and impact on Indian medical students.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- 'Do no harm' - the impact of an intervention for addictive eating on disordered eating behaviours in Australian adults: secondary analysis of the TRACE randomised controlled trial.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Exploring Food Addiction Across Several Behavioral Addictions: Analysis of Clinical Relevance.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- A Pilot Study on the Effect of Added Sugar on Response Inhibition: Event-Related Potentials in a Go/NoGo Task.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
With the obesity epidemic being largely attributed to overeating, much research has been aimed at understanding the psychological causes of overeating and using this knowledge to develop targeted interventions. Here, we review this literature under a model of food addiction and present evidence according to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) criteria for substance use disorders. We review several innovative treatments related to a food addiction model ranging from cognitive intervention tasks to neuromodulation techniques. We conclude that there is evidence to suggest that, for some individuals, food can induce addictive-type behaviours similar to those seen with other addictive substances. However, with several DSM-5 criteria having limited application to overeating, the term 'food addiction' is likely to apply only in a minority of cases. Nevertheless, research investigating the underlying psychological causes of overeating within the context of food addiction has led to some novel and potentially effective interventions. Understanding the similarities and differences between the addictive characteristics of food and illicit substances should prove fruitful in further developing these interventions.
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