Journal article
Current Considerations Regarding Food Addiction
Current psychiatry reports, v 17(4), pp 563-563
01 Apr 2015
PMID: 25749750
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Abstract
"Food addiction" is an emerging area, and behavioral and biological overlaps have been observed between eating and addictive disorders. Potential misconceptions about applying an addiction framework to problematic eating behavior may inhibit scientific progress. Critiques of "food addiction" that focus on descriptive differences between overeating and illicit drugs are similar to early criticisms of the addictiveness of tobacco. Although food is necessary for survival, the highly processed foods associated with addictive-like eating may provide little health benefit. Individual differences are important in determining who develops an addiction. If certain foods are addictive, the identification of possible risk factors for "food addiction" is an important next step. Not all treatments for ad-diction require abstinence. Addiction interventions that focus on moderation or controlled use may lead to novel approaches to treating eating-related problems. Finally, addiction-related policies that focus on environmental (instead of educational) targets may have a larger public health impact in reducing overeating.
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- Title
- Current Considerations Regarding Food Addiction
- Creators
- Erica M. Schulte - University of MichiganMichelle A. Joyner - University of MichiganMarc N. Potenza - Yale UniversityCarlos M. Grilo - Yale UniversityAshley N. Gearhardt - University of Michigan
- Publication Details
- Current psychiatry reports, v 17(4), pp 563-563
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- National Center for Responsible Gaming and its affiliated Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders Ironwood Pfizer National Institutes of Health and Medical Research Foundations National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA Forest Laboratories Veteran's Administration; US Department of Veterans Affairs Lundbeck; Lundbeck Corporation Ortho-McNeil Shire Oy-Control/Biotie INSYS Psyadon pharmaceuticals Mohegan Sun Casino Glaxo-SmithKline; GlaxoSmithKline Boehringer Ingelheim
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000351299100008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84924365623
- Other Identifier
- 991020099272804721
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- Psychiatry