Food addiction and psychiatric comorbidities: a review of current evidence

Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

“…There is enough empirical data to support the relationships between FA, WA, and psychological distress of clinical relevance in young adults (Piccinni et al, 2021 ; Serrano-Fernández et al, 2021 ). On the other hand, it has been suggested that the interrelationship of work, food patterns, and disease is subject to cultural and social shaping (Schulte et al, 2007 ).…”

“…Second, WA and FA share similar clinical features, including impulsivity, perfectionism, and low self-esteem (Hauck et al, 2020 ; Maxwell et al, 2020 ; Serrano-Fernández et al, 2019 ; Wang & Lopez-Fernandez, 2019 ). Third, both WA and FA show similar associations with some constructs such as burnout, mood and anxiety disorders, and impaired psychological well-being, as well as certain personality traits (e.g., high neuroticism) (Atroszko et al, 2020 ; Brown & Pashniak, 2018 ; Brunault et al, 2018 ; Piccinni et al, 2021 ; Serrano-Fernández et al, 2021 ; Therthani et al, 2022 ). Therefore, it could be hypothesized that WA will show significant positive association with FA (Atroszko et al, 2021 ).…”

The Prevalence of ‘‘Food Addiction’’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic Measured Using the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) among the Adult Population of Poland

“…Although the concept of FA was introduced sixty-five years ago, its definition and implications are still under discussion, both in society and in the scientific community [18,19]. The term suggests that people may experience reactions (under the influence of excessive and uncontrolled consumption of extremely palatable food) similar to the addictive ones that are adequate to those seen with classic intoxicants, both at the behavioral and neurobiological levels [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The American Society for Addiction Medicine has defined addiction as "a curable, chronic medical disease involving the complex interactions between the brain, genetics, environment, and life experiences of an individual.…”

Indicators and Determinants of Food Addiction among Fourth-grade Medical Students of Minia University in Egypt

“…With the rising prevalence of obesity and eating disorders around the world, 1,2 food addiction (FA) has become a popular matter of debate. 3 Repeated consumption of palatable foods mainly fats, sweets, a combination of fat/sugar, processed and/or high salt foods may trigger overeating by creating a long-term addiction-like effect on susceptible individuals. [4][5][6] Similar patterns of neural activation are implicated in substance dependence with elevated activation in reward circuitry in response to food cues and reduced activation of inhibitory regions in response to food intake.…”

“…As it has been suggested that FA is a psychopathological phenomenon associated with anxiety or mood disorders, similar to substance-related, affective, and eating disorders, rather than independent psychiatric disease. 3 FA exists among Egyptian adolescents who have a high prevalence of obesity as well. 8 A previous study in Egypt showed that the prevalence of FA among adolescents was 15.7% and the most prevalent FA symptom was tolerance found in more than half of the sample.…”