Study Reviews
Enhanced Striatal Dopamine Release During Food Stimulation in Binge Eating Disorder
Wang, G. J., Geliebter, A., Volkow, N. D., Telang, F. W., Logan, J., Jayne, M. C., Galanti, K., Selig, P. A., Han, H., Zhu, W., Wong, C. T., & Fowler, J. S. (2011). Enhanced striatal dopamine release during food stimulation in binge eating disorder. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 19 (8), 1601–1608. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.27
Obesity and addiction: neurobiological overlaps
Volkow, N. D., Wang, G. J., Tomasi, D., & Baler, R. D. (2013). Obesity and addiction: neurobiological overlaps. Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 14(1), 2-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01031.x
Can Food and Addiction Change the Game?
Gearhardt, A. N., & Brownell, K. D. (2013). Can food and addiction change the game? Biol Psychiatry, 73(9), 802–803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.07.024
Food addiction and body-mass-index: A non-linear relationship
Meule, A. (2012). Food addiction and body-mass-index: a non-linear relationship. Medical Hypotheses, 79 (4), 508–511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2012.07.005
Factor Structure and Item Analysis of the Yale Food Addiction Scale in Obese Candidates for Bariatric Surgery
Meule, A., Heckel, D., & Kübler, A. (2012). Factor structure and item analysis of the Yale Food Addiction Scale in obese candidates for bariatric surgery. European Eating Disorders Review, 20(5), 419–422. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2189
Factor Structure and Item Analysis of the Yale Food Addiction Scale in Obese Candidates for Bariatric Surgery
Meule, A., Heckel, D., & Kübler, A. (2012). Factor structure and item analysis of the Yale Food Addiction Scale in obese candidates for bariatric surgery. European Eating Disorders Review, 20(5), 419–422. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2189
Rationale and consequences of reclassifying obesity as an addictive disorder: neurobiology, food environment and social policy perspectives
Allen, P. J., Batra, P., Geiger, B. M., Wommack, T., Gilhooly, C., & Pothos, E. N. (2012). Rationale and consequences of reclassifying obesity as an addictive disorder: neurobiology, food environment and social policy perspectives. Physiology & behavior, 107(1), 126—137. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.physbeh.2012.05.005
Further developments in the neurobiology of food and addiction: Update on the state of the science
Nicole M. Avena, Jessica A. Gold, Cindy Kroll, Mark S. Gold, Further developments in the neurobiology of food and addiction: Update on the state of the science, Nutrition, Volume 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-343, ISSN 0899-9007, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2011.11.002. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900711004096)
Food and drug cues activate similar brain regions: a meta-analysis of functional MRI studies
Tang, D. W., Fellows, L. K., Small, D. M., & Dagher, A. (2012). Food and drug cues activate similar brain regions: a meta-analysis of functional MRI studies. Physiology & behavior, 106(3), 317—324. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.physbeh.2012.03.009
Translational neuroimaging in drug addiction and obesity
Michaelides M, Thanos PK, Volkow ND, Wang GJ. Translational neuroimaging in drug addiction and obesity. Ilar j 2012;53(1): 59-68.
Animal models of sugar and fat bingeing: relationship to Food Addiction and increased body weight
Avena, N.M., Bocarsly, Hobel (2012) Animal Models of sugar and fat bingeing: relationship to to food addiction and increased body weight. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 829, 351-365 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-458-223
Tossing the baby out with the bathwater after a brief rinse? The potential downside of dismissing Food Addiction based on limited data
Avena, N. M., Gearhardt, A. N., Gold, M. S., Wang, G. J., & Potenza, M. N. (2012). Tossing the baby out with the bathwater after a brief rinse? The potential downside of dismissing food addiction based on limited data. Nat Rev Neurosci, 13(7), 514; author reply 514. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3212-c1
Obesity and the brain how convincing is the addiction model?
Ziauddeen, H., Farooqi, I. S., & Fletcher, P. C. (2012). Obesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model? Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 13(4), 279–286. doi:10.1038/nrn3212
Dual roles of dopamine in food and drug seeking: the drive-reward paradox
Wise R. A. (2013). Dual roles of dopamine in food and drug seeking: the drive-reward paradox. Biological psychiatry, 73(9), 819—826. https://doi.org/10.1016/i.biopsych.2012.09.001
Further developments in the neurobiology of food and addiction: update on the state of the science
Further developments in the neurobiology of food and addiction: update on the state of the science
Does food addiction exist? A phenomenological discussion based on the psychiatric classification of substance-related disorders and addiction
Albayrak, 0., Wölfle, S. M., & Hebebrand, J. (2012). Does food addiction exist? A phenomenological discussion based on the psychiatric classification of substance-related disorders and addiction. Obes Facts, 5(2), 165-179. https://doi.org/10.1159/000338310
Brain PET Imaging in Obesity and Food Addiction: Current Evidence and Hypothesis
Iozzo, P., Guiducci, L., Guzzardi, M. A., & Pagotto, U. (2012). Brain PET imaging in obesity and food addiction: current evidence and hypothesis. Obesity facts, 5(2), 155–164. https://doi.org/10.1159/000338328
Brain PET Imaging in Obesity and Food Addiction: Current Evidence and Hypothesis
Iozzo, P., Guiducci, L., Guzzardi, M. A., & Pagotto, U. (2012). Brain PET imaging in obesity and food addiction: current evidence and hypothesis. Obesity Facts, 5(2), 155–164. https://doi.org/10.1159/000338328
Food and drug cues activate similar brain regions: A meta-analysis of functional MRI studies
Tang, D. W., Fellows, L. K., Small, D. M., & Dagher, A. (2012). Food and drug cues activate similar brain regions: a meta-analysis of functional MRI studies. Physiology & Behavior, 106(3), 317–324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.03.009
The Obesity Epidemic and Food Addiction: Clinical Similarities to Drug Dependence
Fortuna, J. L. (2012). The obesity epidemic and food addiction: clinical similarities to drug dependence. J Psychoactive Drugs, 44(1), 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2012.662092