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Evidence that 'food addiction' is a valid phenotype of obesity.

Appetite - 1 Dec 2011

Davis Caroline, Curtis Claire, Levitan Robert D, Carter Jacqueline C, Kaplan Allan S, Kennedy James L

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There is growing evidence of 'food addiction' (FA) in sugar- and fat-bingeing animals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the legitimacy of this disorder in the human condition. It was also our intention to extend the validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) - the first tool developed to identify individuals with addictive tendencies towards food. Using a sample of obese adults (aged 25-45...

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PMID: 21907742
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.08.017

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