Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions
- The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Concepts of Addiction
- Part II Clinical and Research Methods in the Addictions
- Part III Levels of Analysis and Etiology
- Part IV Prevention and Treatment
- Part V Ongoing and Future Research Directions
- 24 Precision Behavioral Management (PBM): A Novel Genetically Guided Therapy to Combat Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) Relevant to the Opiate Crisis
- 25 Novel Psychoactive Substances: A New Challenge for Prevention and Treatment
- 26 Impaired Physicians
- 27 Feedback Models for Gambling Control: The Use and Efficacy of Online Responsible Gambling Tools
- 28 Food versus Eating Addictions
- 29 Measurement, Prevention, and Treatment of Exercise Addiction
- 30 Tanning as an Addiction: The State of the Research and Implications for Intervention
- 31 Considering the Overlap and Nonoverlap of Compulsivity, Impulsivity, and Addiction
- 32 Anhedonia in Addictive Behaviors
- 33 Mindfulness-Based Interventions Applied to Addiction Treatments
- 34 American Legal Issues in Addiction Treatment and Research
- Index
- References
28 - Food versus Eating Addictions
from Part V - Ongoing and Future Research Directions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2020
- The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions
- The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Concepts of Addiction
- Part II Clinical and Research Methods in the Addictions
- Part III Levels of Analysis and Etiology
- Part IV Prevention and Treatment
- Part V Ongoing and Future Research Directions
- 24 Precision Behavioral Management (PBM): A Novel Genetically Guided Therapy to Combat Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) Relevant to the Opiate Crisis
- 25 Novel Psychoactive Substances: A New Challenge for Prevention and Treatment
- 26 Impaired Physicians
- 27 Feedback Models for Gambling Control: The Use and Efficacy of Online Responsible Gambling Tools
- 28 Food versus Eating Addictions
- 29 Measurement, Prevention, and Treatment of Exercise Addiction
- 30 Tanning as an Addiction: The State of the Research and Implications for Intervention
- 31 Considering the Overlap and Nonoverlap of Compulsivity, Impulsivity, and Addiction
- 32 Anhedonia in Addictive Behaviors
- 33 Mindfulness-Based Interventions Applied to Addiction Treatments
- 34 American Legal Issues in Addiction Treatment and Research
- Index
- References
Summary
Evidence for the idea that some individuals may experience an addictive-like response to certain foods has grown in the past decade. Food addiction parallels substance use disorders to suggest that highly processed foods (e.g., chocolate, French fries) may exhibit an addictive potential and trigger addictive-like responses in vulnerable individuals. An opposing conceptualization of addictive-like eating was recently developed, suggesting that the behavioral act of eating may be addictive rather than highly processed foods. However, the arguments for a behavioral eating addiction do not consider the central role of behaviors within substance use disorders and are not supported by preliminary research demonstrating that highly processed foods may directly contribute to the addictive-like eating phenotype. The primary goal of this chapter is to argue that a substance-based, food addiction framework is the most appropriate reflection of the current state of the literature and more closely parallels scientific understanding of addictive disorders. Specifically, this chapter will review theoretical debates between the food versus eating addiction perspectives, raise concerns about discrepancies between eating addiction and existing behavioral addictions, and review assessment tools for food and eating addiction. Finally, implications for stigma, intervention, and future research are discussed.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions , pp. 340 - 351Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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