How Prevalent is ?Food Addiction

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15519598
AutoresAdrian Meule (0000-0002-6639-8977, University of Würzburg, autor de correspondencia)
Año2011
Volumen2
Páginas61-61
Fecha de publicación2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2011.00061
PMID22065960
PMCIDPMC3207274
OpenAlexW2117945319
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas8

Increasing evidence suggests that binge eating-related disorders could be related to addiction-like eating patterns due to the addictive potential of hyperpalatable foods. Subsequently, important implications have been derived for treatment of those disorders and even political actions. However, studies on the prevalence of food addiction are rare. Few recent studies investigated addictive eating in children, adolescents, and adults. This mini-review presents these first attempts to assess addictive eating and how prevalent addictive eating patterns were in the respective studies. It is concluded that the prevalence of food addiction is increased in obese individuals and even more so in obese patients with binge eating disorder. However, prevalence of food addiction is not sufficient to account for the obesity epidemic. Conversely, an arguably high prevalence of food addiction can also be found in under-, normal-, and overweight individuals. Future studies may investigate which factors are associated with addictive eating in non-obese individuals

Addiction · Binge eating · Binge-eating disorder · Bulimia nervosa · Eating disorders · Food addiction · Obesity · Overweight · Psychiatry · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Internal Medicine