A Systematic Review of the Application and Correlates of YFAS-Diagnosed 'Food Addiction' in Humans: Are Eating-Related 'Addictions' a Cause for Concern or Empty Concepts?

Obesity Facts

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 386-401

  Long, Cecilia G ^a   Blundell, John E ^a   Finlayson, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating addiction; Food addiction; Systematic research review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER ASSESSMENT; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-IV-TR; EATING HABIT; EMBASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD ADDICTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NEUROBIOLOGY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERNUTRITION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCIENCEDIRECT; SELF EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YALE FOOD ADDICTION SCALE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; EATING; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FOOD; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA; EATING; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84949580073     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000442403     Document Type: Review

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