How does overeaters anonymous help its members? A qualitative analysis

Russell‐Mayhew, Shelly; Ranson, Kristin M. von; Masson, Philip

doi:10.1002/erv.966

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“…For example, members of the self-help group, Overeaters Anonymous, are encouraged to view their overeating as an ‘addiction’ and to avoid exposing themselves to their ‘problem’ foods. Qualitative reports suggest that this perspective helps to alleviate members’ feelings of eating-related guilt and shame and promotes a sense of personal responsibility for members’ own recovery [43, 44]. …”

Section: The Consequences Of Food Addiction Beliefsmentioning

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Food Addiction Beliefs Amongst the Lay Public: What Are the Consequences for Eating Behaviour?

Ruddock

Hardman

2017

Curr Addict Rep

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Purpose of ReviewThe current paper reviews recent research on perceptions of food addiction in the lay public. It also examines the potential consequences of such beliefs for eating behaviour.Recent FindingsSurveys suggest that, within community samples, the majority of individuals believe that certain foods are addictive, and that food addiction causes obesity. Further, many people believe themselves to be ‘food addicts’, and these individuals demonstrate increased patterns of aberrant eating. However, there is also initial experimental evidence to suggest that believing oneself to be a food addict leads to short-term food restriction.SummaryTo reconcile these findings, a self-perpetuating relationship between food addiction beliefs and aberrant eating is proposed. Specifically, in the short term, food addiction beliefs may encourage individuals to avoid certain foods. However, attempts at restriction may eventually lead to increased cravings and disinhibition, thus reinforcing perceptions of oneself as a food addict. These possibilities merit scrutiny in future research.

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Section: The Consequences Of Food Addiction Beliefsmentioning

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Food Addiction Beliefs Amongst the Lay Public: What Are the Consequences for Eating Behaviour?

Ruddock

Hardman

2017

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“…Despite the persuasive evidence of sugar/fat dependence in rodents, there are limited parallel findings in human research except for anecdotal reports and various qualitative clinical accounts [68, 151, 216, 217]. Recently, researchers at Yale University advanced the field with their development of a measure which operationalizes “food addiction” using the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for substance dependence [218].…”

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From Passive Overeating to “Food Addiction”: A Spectrum of Compulsion and Severity

2013

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A psychobiological dimension of eating behaviour is proposed, which is anchored at the low end by energy intake that is relatively well matched to energy output and is reflected by a stable body mass index (BMI) in the healthy range. Further along the continuum are increasing degrees of overeating (and BMI) characterized by more severe and more compulsive ingestive behaviours. In light of the many similarities between chronic binge eating and drug abuse, several authorities have adopted the perspective that an apparent dependence on highly palatable food—accompanied by emotional and social distress—can be best conceptualized as an addiction disorder. Therefore, this review also considers the overlapping symptoms and characteristics of binge eating disorder (BED) and models of food addiction, both in preclinical animal studies and in human research. It also presents this work in the context of the modern and “toxic” food environment and therein the ubiquitous triggers for over-consumption. We complete the review by providing evidence that what we have come to call “food addiction” may simply be a more acute and pathologically dense form of BED.

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“…Research on food addiction lends scientific support to certain popular diets and treatment strategies employed by self-help organizations such as Overeaters Anonymous, which are based on the premise that certain foods are addictive (Russell-Mayhew, von Ranson, & Masson, 2010;S. Weiner, 1998).…”

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A New Stigmatized Identity? Comparisons of a “Food Addict” Label With Other Stigmatized Health Conditions

DePierre

Puhl

Luedicke

2013

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

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This research assessed public perceptions of a "food addict" label in comparison to stigmatized conditions including obesity, addiction, and disability. Study 1 found this label was perceived similarly to obesity, but more favorably than other addictions, and had an exacerbating effect on weight stigma. Study 2 experimentally replicated the latter effect but demonstrated no weight-related effects for the food addict label. This evidence suggests that food addiction may be less vulnerable to public stigma than other addictions but may increase the stigma associated with obesity. Food addiction as a stigmatized identity is discussed.Correspondence should be sent to Rebecca M. Puhl,

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How does overeaters anonymous help its members? A qualitative analysis

Cited by 85 publications

References 28 publications

Food Addiction Beliefs Amongst the Lay Public: What Are the Consequences for Eating Behaviour?

Food Addiction Beliefs Amongst the Lay Public: What Are the Consequences for Eating Behaviour?

From Passive Overeating to “Food Addiction”: A Spectrum of Compulsion and Severity

A New Stigmatized Identity? Comparisons of a “Food Addict” Label With Other Stigmatized Health Conditions

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