ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2026
Food Addiction Is Strongly Associated With Psychopathology and Reduced Psychological Well-Being Among Adults Irrespective of BMI.
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- Food Addiction Symptoms and Clinical Outcomes in Binge-Type Eating Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Guided Self-Help in China.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Trial
- Mindful eating may help explain the association between psychological difficulties and food addiction in adolescents with obesity.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Food Addiction Is Strongly Associated With Psychopathology and Reduced Psychological Well-Being Among Adults Irrespective of BMI.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Food addiction in behavioral addictions: a network approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Neurocognitive impairments in eating disorders patients with and without comorbid food addiction.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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aimsFood addiction has been linked to psychopathology and reduced psychological well-being. Here, we investigated whether these associations are mainly driven by food addiction itself or mediated via an increase in BMI.
methodsData stem from a nationwide survey from Denmark (n = 1474 participants). The survey questionnaire included the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) measuring food addiction, questions on height and weight (to compute BMI), and a range of self-reported measures of psychopathology and psychological well-being. The association between food addiction and psychopathology/psychological well-being, stratified by weight category (normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9), overweight (BMI 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30)), was assessed via multivariable regression analyses, adjusted for sex, age, socioeconomic status and BMI.
resultsAcross all BMI categories, having food addiction was strongly positively associated with psychopathology (depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity) and strongly negatively associated with psychological well-being (all p-values < 0.001), despite adjustment for BMI. These associations remained following exclusion of participants either having received a diagnosis of mental disorder or having redeemed a prescription for psychopharmacological treatment.
conclusionThe findings from this study are compatible with food addiction itself, and not increased BMI likely arising from it, being associated with psychopathology and reduced psychological well-being.
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