Jen Unwin

Datos Biográficos

ID7955528
NOMBREJen Unwin
NOMBRESJen
APELLIDOUnwin
FIRMAUNWIN J
AFILIACIONESCommunity Foundation
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Changes in binge eating symptoms following an online community-based ultra-processed food addiction intervention

    Open AccessEllen Bennett, Erin L Bellamy et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Background: Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most prevalent eating disorder worldwide and is associated with significant psychological distress, metabolic risk, and high relapse rates. Standard treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and pharmacotherapy offer modest long-term efficacy. Increasing evidence links binge eating behaviours with consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), industrial formulations engineered for hyper-palatab…

  • Low carbohydrate and psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of ultra-processed food addiction

    Open AccessJen Unwin, Christine Delon et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    The topic of ultra-processed food addiction has been the subject of many peer-reviewed publications. Although on average 14% of adults may meet the criteria for ultra-processed food addiction in prevalence studies, it is not a recognized clinical diagnosis, hence a lack of published evidence-based treatment protocols and outcome data. In 2022, we reported outcomes pre- and post-intervention from an online, real food-based, low-carbohydrate educat…

  • Toward consensus

    Open AccessJen Unwin, Heidi Giæver et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    The recognition of an addictive disorder relating to the harmful use of certain foods is being called for by clinicians and researchers, which evidence supports as being distinct from eating disorders (EDs) and obesity. Critics cite a lack of consensus on the validity of associating the term addiction with food, claiming that characteristics of addiction 'are not observed in the context of eating behaviors' as a reason to dispute its consideratio…

  • Low carbohydrate and psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of ultra-processed food addiction

    Open AccessJen Unwin, Christine Delon et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022

    Food addiction, specifically ultra-processed food addiction, has been discussed in thousands of peer-reviewed publications. Although 20% of adults meet criteria for this condition, food addiction is not a recognized clinical diagnosis, leading to a dearth of tested treatment protocols and published outcome data. Growing numbers of clinicians are offering services to individuals on the basis that the food addiction construct has clinical utility. …