A Commentary on the Progress Towards Recognizing Food Addiction as a Psychological Diagnosis

FA was first operationalized in 2009 with the development of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS)—a self-report measure of how often individuals experience the behavioral indicators used to diagnose SUDs with respect to their intake of certain foods (e.g., use despite negative physical/psychological...

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Published in:Current addiction reports 2022-12, Vol.9 (4), p.251-254
Main Author: LaFata, Erica M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Addictive behaviors
Alcohol
Debates
Drug use
Food
Food Addiction (E M LaFata
Health care
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurology
Psychiatry
Section Editor
Smoking
Surgeons General
Tobacco
Topical Collection on Food Addiction
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Summary:FA was first operationalized in 2009 with the development of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS)—a self-report measure of how often individuals experience the behavioral indicators used to diagnose SUDs with respect to their intake of certain foods (e.g., use despite negative physical/psychological consequences, withdrawal). Agreement on the Threshold of Evidence Needed to Deem a Substance Addictive Tobacco was recognized as addictive in the 1988 report of the US surgeon general, based on three key points: (1) cigarette smoking was identified as the primary cause of preventable deaths, (2) individuals experienced difficulties quitting tobacco use despite these known health consequences, and (3) pharmacological and behavioral mechanisms that motivate alcohol and drug use were similarly observed by tobacco researchers. The science on FA already provides convincing data showing that UPFs increase the risk of heart disease, the current leading cause of death in the USA. [...]studies have identified that UPFs share pharmacological properties with addictive substances (e.g., artificially high amounts of reinforcing ingredients that are rapidly absorbed) and trigger addictive responses.
ISSN:2196-2952
2196-2952
DOI:10.1007/s40429-022-00436-5