Abstract
Pre-intervention characteristics in weight loss participants scoring positive and negative for food addiction
Highlights
Obesity is a major health issue in the United States and is associated with increased risk of comorbidities and increased medical expenditures [1]
If an addictive-like process contributes to obesity for some individuals, interventions used to treat substance-use disorders may be effective for the treatment of food addiction (FA) [11]
This study is unique in purposefully recruiting FA positive (FA+) and FA negative (FA-) participants to evaluate how they may differ in their response to obesity interventions and in evaluating whether substance addiction treatments can be applied successfully to FA
Summary
Obesity is a major health issue in the United States and is associated with increased risk of comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lipid disorders, depression, anxiety, etc.) and increased medical expenditures (approximately 42% higher for obese than for normal weight individuals) [1]. No known obesity interventions target individuals who are positive for FA. If an addictive-like process contributes to obesity for some individuals, interventions used to treat substance-use disorders may be effective for the treatment of FA [11].
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