ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Current Intervention Treatments for Food Addiction: A Systematic Review.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- 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
- Cost-utility and cost consequence of a telehealth intervention targeting improvement in addictive eating for Australian adults (the TRACE program).Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2024Trial
- Unhealthy food bias in food addiction: behavioral evidence from a probabilistic image choice task.Journal of eating disorders · 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
- Bingeing as an ADHD-related strategy: a qualitative study of experiences of Neurodivergent and potentially Neurodivergent adults with bulimic-spectrum eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Prevalence of food addiction and sex-specific correlates in a large sample of Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Understanding food addiction through the lens of psychological well-being, self-control, and eating behavior: a cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Evidence to action: a perspective on treatment approaches for food addiction.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Review
- '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
- When bariatric surgery reduces food addiction: a prospective study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- A feasibility and acceptability study of liberate: an online, peer-supported, psychoeducational intervention for ultra processed food addiction.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The potential effect of α7 nicotinic receptors modulation on palatable food-induced dependence-like behaviors.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Article
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- Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy as a potential treatment for eating disorders: a narrative review of preliminary evidence.Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 2024Review
- Exploring Psychological Constructs in People Receiving Treatment for Addictive Eating Behaviours: "I Hate Loving Food as Much as I Do".Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of addictive eating behaviours in a large cohort of Australian adolescents.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
Research on the concept of food addiction (FA) has steadily grown and, based on a widely used self-report, FA is estimated to affect between 16-20% of the adult population. However, there are few interventions available for people with self-reported FA, and their efficacy is unclear. The primary aim of the review was to examine the efficacy of different interventions, including behavioural/lifestyle, medication and surgical approaches, for reducing symptoms and/or changing diagnosis of FA among adolescents and adults. A secondary aim was to examine the influence of sex as a moderator of intervention effects. A systematic search was performed from 2008-2020 to identify studies that used the YFAS to assess the effectiveness of interventions on FA. Nine studies were identified (
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