Believing in food addiction: Helpful or counterproductive for eating behavior?

Purpose Some kinds of foods, by producing an effect like addiction, may trigger overeating. This paper aims to investigate whether excessive chocolate consumption and hunger cause food addiction. Design/methodology/approach Food cravings questionnaire-trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r), food cravings questionnaire-state (FCQ-S) and eating attitude test-26 (EAT-26) scales were used. The relation between chocolate addiction, anthropometric measurements, demographic characteristics, eating behavior of the people were analyzed. The study was conducted on 864 individuals between 17 and 64 years old (men = 327, women = 537). Findings As the body mass index (BMI) of the individuals increased, chocolate craving, chocolate hunger, thought of eating chocolate, lack of control of chocolate increased. Also, significant correlations were determined with BMI, respectively, (r = 0.39; r = 0.32; r = 0.33; r = 0.29; p < 0.001). The lack of control overeating chocolate, craving for chocolate was found to be higher in female participants than in male participants. It was seen that craving for chocolate decreases (r = −0.17; p < 0.001) with increasing age; this was more apparent in male participants compared to female participants. Besides, significant correlation was found (r = 0.76, p < 0.05) between the EAT-26, the craving to eat chocolate in this study. It was seen that individual, who were excessively eager to consume chocolate, exhibited abnormal eating behavior (29.50 ± 12.09). This showed that there is a positive relation (r = 0.08, p < 0.001) between food addiction, eating attitude disorder. Originality/value Food craving increases the consumption of food, especially chocolate, sugar, with high carbohydrate content and energy. This can lead to overeating and being overweight.

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Compulsive Eating Behavior and Food Addiction

10.1016/c2017-0-04645-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Eating Behavior ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Compulsive Eating

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Inter-Individual Differences in Food Addiction and Other Forms of Addictive-Like Eating Behavior

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13020325 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 325

Author(s):

Paul Brunault ◽

Nicolas Ballon

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Compulsive Eating

The “addictive-like eating behavior” phenotype encompasses different terms or concepts, including “food addiction” (FA), “eating addiction” or “compulsive eating behavior” [...]

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The Genetic Base for Drug Addiction.

10.46940/sjpmh.01.1005 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-11

Keyword(s):

Drug Addiction ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Multiple Testing ◽

Genome Wide Association Study ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Mapk Signaling ◽

European Ancestry ◽

Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽

Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽

A Genome

Objective: There are many evidences about relationship between eating behavior and drug addiction. A number of susceptibility loci that point to shared higher order genetic pathways underling addiction were found in genetic studies. This study assumed that a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of food addiction would produce important enrichment in genes and pathways related to addiction. Methods: This study done among 314 women of European ancestry, by using a GWAS of food addiction, which is determined by the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale (mYFAS). Results for enrichment of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (n 5 44), genes (n 5 238) and pathways (n 5 11) involved in drug addiction were tested. Results: Two loci met GW-significance (P< 2.5 10 -8) with no obvious roles in eating behavior, they are mapping to 17q21.31 and 11q13.4. GW results were significantly enriched for gene members of the MAPK signaling pathway (P = 0.02). After adjustment for multiple testing, candidate SNP or gene for drug addiction was not linked with food addiction. Conclusions: limited support was delivered for shared genetic underpinnings of drug addiction and food addiction, although the GWAS of mYFAS, need further investigation and follow up.

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Association of Nesfatin-1, Acylated Ghrelin and Cortisol with Scores of Compulsion, Food Addiction, and Binge Eating in Adults with Normal Weight and with Obesity

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1159/000490357 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 73 (1) ◽

pp. 54-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Itzel Lopez-Aguilar ◽

Lorena del Rocio Ibarra-Reynoso ◽

Juan Manuel Malacara

Keyword(s):

Binge Eating ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Acylated Ghrelin ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Positive Score

Background/Aims: The alterations of eating behavior are insufficiently recognized in the clinical attention of adults with obesity. The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of overeating behavior and its association with depression, perceived stress, acylated ghrelin, nestafin-1, and cortisol. Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study included 80 participants with obesity and 50 with normal weight. The volunteers completed questionnaires to evaluate symptoms of food addiction (FA), obsessive compulsive, binge eating (BE), depression, and perceived stress. We measured glucose, lipids, acylated ghrelin, nesfatin-1, and insulin in a fasting blood sample as well as urine cortisol. We compared groups with students t test, and analysis of variance, and tested associations by logistic and multiple regression. Results: By multiple regression, the BE total score was positively associated with the FA (p < 0.0001) and depression total score (p < 0.0001). By logistic regression, the positive score of FA was associated with ghrelin (p < 0.02). The perceived stress total score was associated negatively with cortisol (p < 0.0006). Conclusion: The BE and FA are strongly associated in agreement with the concept that both conditions have overlapping features. Depressive symptoms are associated with symptoms of disordered eating behavior. FA positive score was associated with ghrelin. BE total score was associated with nesfatin-1.

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Relationship among Stress, Binge Eating Behavior, and Symptoms of Food Addiction in Nursing Students

Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia services convergent with Art Humanities and Sociology ◽

10.14257/ajmahs.2016.10.09 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

pp. 279-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eun-Joo Lee ◽

Kyoung-Ran An

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Binge Eating ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Food Addiction

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Negative Affectivity and Emotion Dysregulation as Mediators between ADHD and Disordered Eating: A Systematic Review

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12113292 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 3292

Author(s):

Sarah El Archi ◽

Samuele Cortese ◽

Nicolas Ballon ◽

Christian Réveillère ◽

Arnaud De Luca ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Emotion Dysregulation ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Negative Affectivity ◽

Future Research ◽

Publication Date ◽

Meta Analyses ◽

Adhd Symptomatology

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with disordered eating, especially addictive-like eating behavior (i.e., binge eating, food addiction, loss of control overeating). The exact mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. ADHD and addictive-like eating behavior are both associated with negative affectivity and emotion dysregulation, which we hypothesized are mediators of this relationship. The purpose of this systematic review was to review the evidence related to this hypothesis from studies assessing the relationship between childhood or adulthood ADHD symptomatology, negative affectivity, emotion dysregulation and addictive-like eating behavior. The systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations. The literature search was conducted in PubMed and PsycINFO (publication date: January 2015 to August 2020; date of search: 2 September 2020). Out of 403 potentially relevant articles, 41 were retained; 38 publications reported that ADHD and disordered eating or addictive-like eating behavior were significantly associated, including 8 articles that suggested a mediator role of negative affectivity or emotion dysregulation. Sixteen publications reported that the association between ADHD symptomatology and disordered eating or addictive-like eating behavior differed according to gender, eating behavior and ADHD symptoms (hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention). We discuss the practical implications of these findings and directions future research.

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