Food Addiction and Eating Addiction: Scientific Advances and Their Clinical, Social and Policy Implications

Adrian Carter; Charlotte A Hardman; Tracy Burrows

doi:10.3390/nu12051485

Food Addiction and Eating Addiction: Scientific Advances and Their Clinical, Social and Policy Implications

Nutrients. 2020 May 20;12(5):1485. doi: 10.3390/nu12051485.

Authors

Adrian Carter¹, Charlotte A Hardman², Tracy Burrows³

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychological Sciences and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
² Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK.
³ School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia.

Abstract

There is a growing understanding within the literature that certain foods, particularly those high in refined sugars and fats, may have addictive potential for some individuals [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adult
Behavior, Addictive / diagnosis*
Behavior, Addictive / therapy*
Eating*
Feeding Behavior / psychology*
Female
Food
Food Addiction / diagnosis*
Food Addiction / therapy*
Humans
Obesity
Public Policy
Young Adult