Food Addiction and Eating Addiction Scientific Advances and Their Clinical, Social and Policy Implications

• Other Authors: Burrows, Tracy (Editor), Carter, Adrian (Editor), Hardman, Charlotte (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

There is a growing view that certain foods, particularly those high in refined sugars and fats, may be addictive and that some forms of obesity may be treated as food addictions. This is supported by an expanding body of evidence from animal studies, human neuroscience, and brain imaging. Obese and...