Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Food Addiction in Persons with Obesity Seeking Weight Reduction

Food addiction is a controversial concept. The potential influence of food addiction on patients' psychosocial functioning and well-being has not been well established. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between psychosocial functioning (depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life [HRQOL]) and food addiction as measured by the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS). We also explored whether food addiction contributed additional variance in explaining psychosocial functioning, beyond demographic and clinical factors (e.g., binge eating).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - November 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ariana M. Chao, Jena A. Shaw, Rebecca L. Pearl, Naji Alamuddin, Christina M. Hopkins, Zayna M. Bakizada, Robert I. Berkowitz, Thomas A. Wadden Source Type: research