2018
Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States
Ivezaj V, Wiedemann AA, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States. Eating Behaviors 2018, 30: 61-65. PMID: 29870970, PMCID: PMC6047914, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexYale Food Addiction ScaleFood addictionDepressive symptomsPoorer overall mental healthClinical levelYFAS scoresHigher YFAS scoresEating-disorder psychopathologyAnonymous web-based surveyFood addiction symptomsOverall mental healthMass indexMean ageSF-12PHQ-2Physical functioningWeb-based surveyClinical thresholdParticipant groupsAssociated psychopathologyMental healthSimilar findingsSymptomsWeight/shape
2017
Driven exercise in the absence of binge eating: Implications for purging disorder
Lydecker JA, Shea M, Grilo CM. Driven exercise in the absence of binge eating: Implications for purging disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2017, 51: 139-145. PMID: 29215743, PMCID: PMC5796839, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating-disorder psychopathologyClinical significancePhysical activityCompensatory behaviorsBinge-eating episodesAbsence of bingeEating Disorder PsychopathologyLower depression levelsLow-frequency thresholdsWeb-based surveyDepression levelsSmall sample sizeHigher depressionOverall frequencyLaxativesTreatment researchMost domainsExerciseBingePsychopathologyDisordersDepressionParticipantsSimilar levelsFurther support
2016
Examining binge‐eating disorder and food addiction in adults with overweight and obesity
Ivezaj V, White MA, Grilo CM. Examining binge‐eating disorder and food addiction in adults with overweight and obesity. Obesity 2016, 24: 2064-2069. PMID: 27558207, PMCID: PMC5039112, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityBinge-eating disorderFood addictionFA criteriaPresence of BEDControl groupBody mass indexHealth-related behaviorsHigher depression scoresSubgroup of adultsMass indexDepression scoresObesityWeb-based surveyBED criteriaFA groupGreater pathologyOverweightPathologyDisordersAdultsGroupMost measuresAddictionIndividuals