DiNicolantonio, J. J., O’Keefe, J. H., & Wilson, W. L. (2018). Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(14), 910—913. https://doi.org/10.1136/bisports-2017097971 Review 55d47f177bef886282bea8ace41ae4ce .pdf
Food Addiction: A Barrier for Effective Weight Management for Obese Adolescents
Tompkins, C. L., Laurent, J., & Brock, D. W. (2017). Food Addiction: A Barrier for Effective Weight Management for Obese Adolescents. Childhood Obesity, 13(6), 462-469. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2017.0003 From the research article’s abstract: “Background: Findings from studies of food addiction in adults suggest those with food addiction are less successful in weight-loss interventions. Little is known about food addiction in obesity treatment-seeking adolescents; therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence of food addiction and correlates of food addiction symptoms in obese adolescents entering an outpatient, weight management program. Methods: Obese adolescents (n = 26) were administered the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children (YFAS-C), measures of appetitive responsiveness, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before and following a 12-week, outpatient, behavioral weight management program. Descriptive statistics and correlations between YFAS-C symptoms and study variables were performed and further examined with linear regression.
A narrative review of potential treatment strategies for food addiction
Vella, S. C., & Pai, N. B. (2017). A narrative review of potential treatment strategies for food addiction. Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 22(3), 387–393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-017-0400-2 From the research article’s abstract: “The concept of food addiction (FA) remains controversial with research being in the nascent stages; FA like any addiction can have a devastating impact on the lives of those afflicted. There exists a clinical need for treatment strategies for those affected. This article reviews potential treatment strategies for FA. The treatment strategies target four core behaviours of the addiction phenotype specifically craving through the opioid system, impulsivity as a personality trait, compulsivity through the serotonergic system and lastly motivation through the dopaminergic system. A range of pharmacological and psychological interventions are reviewed. Future research should seek to test and validate the proposed clinical treatment strategies.”
Lorcaserin plus lifestyle modification for weight loss maintenance: Rationale and design for a randomized controlled trial
Tronieri, J. S., Alfaris, N., Chao, A. M., Pearl, R. L., Alamuddin, N., Bakizada, Z. M., et al. (2017). Lorcaserin plus lifestyle modification for weight loss maintenance: Rationale and design for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 59, 105–112.
A narrative review of potential treatment strategies for Food Addiction
Vella, S. C., & Pai, N. B. (2017). A narrative review of potential treatment strategies for food addiction. Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 22(3), 387—393.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519017-0400-2 Review vella2017 .pdf
New Evidence Linking Obesity and Food Addiction
Cope, E. C., & Gould, E. (2017). New Evidence Linking Obesity and Food Addiction. Biol Psychiatry, 81(9), 734-736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.1179 From the commentary’s text: “Because the global obesity epidemic is generally believed to be caused by excessive caloric intake, there has been increasing interest in understanding the neurobiological mechanisms contributing to overeating, defined as continued eating in the absence of metabolic necessity leading to weight gain.”
New Evidence Linking Obesity and Food Addiction
Cope, E. C., & Gould, E. (2017). New Evidence Linking Obesity and Food Addiction. Biol Psychiatry, 81(9), 734-736. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.biopsych.2017.02.1179 Review cope2017 .pdf
Obesity and addiction: can a complication of surgery help us understand the connection?
Ivezaj, V., Stoeckel, L. E., Avena, N. M., Benoit, S. C., Conason, A., Davis, J. F., Gearhardt, A. N., Goldman, R., Mitchell, J. E., Ochner, C. N., Saules, K. K., Steffen, K. J., Stice, E., & Sogg, S. (2017). Obesity and addiction: can a complication of surgery help us understand the connection? Obesity Reviews, 18(7), 765–775. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12542 From the research article’s summary: “Obesity is a multifactorial, chronic disease that has proven difficult to treat. An increased understanding of aetiological mechanisms is critical to the development of more effective obesity prevention and treatment strategies. A growing body of empirical evidence has demonstrated parallels between obesity, overeating and substance abuse, including shared behavioural, psychological and neurophysiological factors implicated in the excessive intake of both food and substances of abuse. Several different lines of research have recently emerged that hold the potential to shed light on the connection between obesity, food reward and addiction, with studies examining changes in alcohol use/misuse after weight loss surgery providing a particularly interesting perspective on these interrelationships. However, these lines of investigation have proceeded in relative isolation, and relevant research findings have yet to be integrated in a synthesized, comprehensive manner.
Self-perceived food addiction: Prevalence, predictors, and prognosis
Meadows, A., Nolan, L. J., & Higgs, S. (2017). Self-perceived food addiction: Prevalence, predictors, and prognosis. Appetite, 114, 282–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.051 From the research article’s abstract: “Food addiction is controversial within the scientific community. However many lay people consider themselves addicted to certain foods. We assessed the prevalence and characteristics of self-perceived “food addiction” and its relationship to a diagnostic measure of “clinical food addiction” in two samples: (1) 658 university students, and (2) 614 adults from an international online crowdsourcing platform. Participants indicated whether they considered themselves to be addicted to food, and then completed the Yale Food Addiction Scale, measures of eating behavior, body image, and explicit and internalized weight stigma. Participants in the community sample additionally completed measures of impulsivity, food cravings, binge eating, and depressive symptomatology.
Effective behaviour change techniques for physical activity and healthy eating in overweight and obese adults; systematic review and meta-regression analyses
Samdal, G. B., Eide, G. E., Barth, T., Williams, G., & Meland, E. (2017). Effective behaviour change techniques for physical activity and healthy eating in overweight and obese adults; systematic review and meta-regression analyses. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0494-y From the research article’s abstract: “Purpose: This systematic review aims to explain the heterogeneity in results of interventions to promote physical activity and healthy eating for overweight and obese adults, by exploring the differential effects of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) and other intervention characteristics. Methods: The inclusion criteria specified RCTs with ≥ 12 weeks’ duration, from January 2007 to October 2014, for adults (mean age ≥ 40 years, mean BMI ≥ 30). Primary outcomes were measures of healthy diet or physical activity. Two reviewers rated study quality, coded the BCTs, and collected outcome results at short (≤6 months) and long term (≥12 months). Meta-analyses and meta-regressions were used to estimate effect sizes (ES), heterogeneity indices (I2) and regression coefficients. Results: We included 48 studies containing a total of 82 outcome reports. The 32 long term reports had an overall ES = 0.24 with 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.15 to 0.33 and I2 = 59.4%.