The prevalence of food addiction in a large sample of adolescents and its association with addictive substances

Food addiction and impaired executive functions in women with obesity

“…In the case of OB, food addiction prevalence levels were within the range of previous studies using the YFAS 2.0 in samples with OB, ranging from 17.2% to 19.3% (Hauck, Weiß, Schulte, Meule, & Ellrott, ; Schulte & Gearhardt, ). Furthermore, the prevalence rate in our control sample is similar to the values reported in previous studies using adult (Granero et al, ) and adolescent samples (Mies et al, ).…”

An addiction model‐based mobile health weight loss intervention in adolescents with obesity

“…It has been theorized that overeating may have addictive qualities , and there is a growing body of literature which reports that craving for drugs and drive for food involve similar hypothalamic pathways as seen on functional MRI (fMRI) studies . Recent studies have reported that 5.9–30.7% of adolescents with overweight and obesity enrolled in weight management interventions endorse addictive‐like eating habits, similar to the 15–19% reported by adults seeking obesity treatment . Interestingly, few weight management interventions have tested therapeutic techniques founded in addiction medicine principles to date, targeted towards adolescents .…”

Food addiction in Russian adolescents: Associations with age, sex, weight, and depression

“…Yet regional differences in the frequency of FA detection in children and adolescents have been observed. In Europe and the United States, the rate of FA diagnosis was found to be relatively low (3–9%; Gearhardt et al, ; Mies et al, ; Magyar et al, ), but it was found to be relatively high in Egypt (12–16%; Ahmed et al, ; Ahmed & Sayed, ). The prevalence of FA in adolescent females and in older age groups has also been reported (Mies et al, ).…”

“…In Europe and the United States, the rate of FA diagnosis was found to be relatively low (3–9%; Gearhardt et al, ; Mies et al, ; Magyar et al, ), but it was found to be relatively high in Egypt (12–16%; Ahmed et al, ; Ahmed & Sayed, ). The prevalence of FA in adolescent females and in older age groups has also been reported (Mies et al, ). In children and adolescents with obesity, the frequency of FA detection was found to be 31% to 38% (Meule, Hermann, & Kübler, ; Tompkins, Laurent, & Brock, ).…”