Food Addiction Support: Website Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food addiction has a long history; however, there has been a substantial increase in published literature and public media focus in the past decade. Food addiction has previously demonstrated an overlap with overweight and obesity, a risk for cardiovascular disease. This increased focus has led to the establishment of numerous support options for addictive eating behaviors, yet evidence-based support options are lacking.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the availability and content of support options, accessible online, for food addiction.

Methods

A standardized Web search was conducted using 4 search engines to identify current support availability for food addiction. Through use of a comprehensive data extraction sheet, 2 reviewers independently ext

SUBMITTER: McKenna RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834215 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature