Development of the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory: The first clinical interview to assess ultra-processed food addiction.

ABSTRACT: Prior research on ultra-processed food addiction (FA) has utilized the self-report Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) measures to identify individuals who experience indicators of substance-use disorders with respect to their consumption of ultra-processed foods. Studies using the YFAS have provided insight into the clinical utility of FA as both a distinct construct and an indicator of more severe psychopathology among individuals with eating disorders. However, the absence of clinician-administered assessment tools for FA has been identified as a barrier to the evaluation of FA as a novel clinical syndrome. Thus, the present study reflects the development of the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory (FASI), a clinician-administered assessment of FA, adapted from the Structured Clinical Intervie

SUBMITTER: LaFata EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874137 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature