Emotions and food consumption: Emotional eating behavior in a European population.

This 2019 review proposes fixing eating‐related psychological constructs like food addiction, disinhibition, hedonic hunger, emotional eating, and binge eating into one broad phenotype – uncontrolled eating. Vainik et al. believes these constructs have similar definitions about loss of control over consumption, and as a single phenotype researchers can review and meta-analyze evidence using results from […]

This review by LaFata et al. (2024) highlights recent advancements in understanding ultra-processed food (UPF) addiction, including estimates of prevalence rates, emerging health disparities, progress in uncovering biological and behavioral mechanisms, and the implications for weight management. Significant developments in this area include: (1) estimates indicating that UPF addiction affects 14% of adults and 15% […]