- Title
- Food addiction and associations with mental health symptoms: a systematic review with meta-analysis
- Creator
- Burrows, T.; Kay-Lambkin, F.; Pursey, K.; Skinner, J.; Dayas, C.
- Relation
- Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Vol. 31, Issue 4, p. 544-572
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12532
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Background: The present study systematically reviewed the literature aiming to determine the relationships between food addiction, as measured by the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), and mental health symptoms. Methods: Nine databases were searched using keywords. Studies were included if they reported: (i) YFAS diagnosis or symptom score and (ii) a mental health outcome, as well as the association between (i) and (ii). In total, 51 studies were included. Results: Through meta-analysis, the mean prevalence of food addiction diagnosis was 16.2%, with an average of 3.3 (range 2.85-3.92) food addiction symptoms being reported. Subanalyses revealed that the mean number of food addiction symptoms in populations seeking treatment for weight loss was 3.01 (range 2.65-3.37) and this was higher in groups with disordered eating (mean 5.2 3.6-6.7). Significant positive correlations were found between food addiction and binge eating [mean r = 0.602 (0.557-0.643), P<0.05], depression, anxiety and food addiction [mean r = 0.459 (0.358-0.550), r = 0.483 (0.228-0.676), P<0.05, respectively]. Conclusions: A significant, positive relationship exists between food addiction and mental health symptoms, although the results of the present study highlight the complexity of this relationship.
- Subject
- food addiction; review; disordered eating; depression
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1391590
- Identifier
- uon:33255
- Identifier
- ISSN:0952-3871
- Language
- eng
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