2015
Current Considerations Regarding Food Addiction
Schulte EM, Joyner MA, Potenza MN, Grilo CM, Gearhardt AN. Current Considerations Regarding Food Addiction. Current Psychiatry Reports 2015, 17: 19. PMID: 25749750, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-015-0563-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood addictionAddictive-like eatingAddictiveness of tobaccoEating-related problemsLittle health benefitIndividual differencesAddictive disordersAddiction frameworkImportant next stepLarge public health impactAddictionPossible risk factorsAddiction interventionsOvereatingPublic health impactIllicit drugsRisk factorsBiological overlapDescriptive differencesCertain foodsHealth benefitsEatingHealth impactsAbstinenceModeration
2011
Can food be addictive? Public health and policy implications
Gearhardt AN, Grilo CM, DiLeone RJ, Brownell KD, Potenza MN. Can food be addictive? Public health and policy implications. Addiction 2011, 106: 1208-1212. PMID: 21635588, PMCID: PMC3171738, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03301.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPublic health approachAddictive drugsHealth approachPublic health interventionsDiet-related diseasesDrugs of abuseFood-related problemsEconomic burdenFood-related diseasesHealth interventionsBehavioral effectsHyperpalatable foodsAddictive potentialRelated diseasesDiseaseAddictive substancesDrug addictionDrugsObesityAddictive processPublic healthStrong considerationHealthFoodImportant differences