Food Addiction and Its Relationship to Weight- and Addiction-Related Psychological Parameters in Individuals With Overweight and Obesity.

ABSTRACT: Background and Aims: It is assumed that a relevant subgroup of individuals experiences an addiction-like eating behaviour (Food Addiction), characterized by an impaired control over eating behaviour, emotional eating and food craving. Individuals experiencing Food Addiction partially share common symptomatology with Binge-Eating-Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Food Addiction, general psychopathology, and associations with weight- and addiction-related constructs in individuals with overweight and obesity, who did not suffer from Binge-Eating-Disorder or Bulimia Nervosa. Methods: N=213 (67.1% female; M_BMI=33.35kg/m², SD_BMI=3.79kg/m²) participants who were included in a w

SUBMITTER: Pape M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491654 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature