Normal eating behaviour is coordinated by the tightly regulated balance between intestinal
and extra-intestinal homeostatic and hedonic mechanisms. By contrast, food addiction is a …

Relatively little is known about the neuropathophysiology of binge-eating disorder (BED).
Here, the evidence from neuroimaging, neurocognitive, genetics, and animal studies are …

The diagnostic construct of “food addiction” is a highly controversial subject. The current
systematic review is the first to evaluate empirical studies examining the construct of “food …

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are frequently present in the general population as
patients age with approximately a third of individuals experiencing LUTS during their …

The increasing worldwide prevalence of obesity is partially related to the ready availability of
highly palatable foods which increases the incidence of hedonic, non-homeostatic feeding …

The concept of food addiction is currently a highly debated subject within both the general
public and the scientific communities. The term food addiction suggests that individuals may …

Objective The aim of the current research was to identify the extent to which reward
sensitivity and impulsivity were related to food addiction. Method Forty‐five studies …

With the obesity epidemic being largely attributed to overeating, much research has been
aimed at understanding the psychological causes of overeating and using this knowledge to …

Drugs and food both exert a rewarding effect through the firing of dopamine neurons in the
ventral tegmental area, resulting in the release of dopamine into the nucleus accumbens …

Abstract Background/Aims: To assess the prevalence and correlates of addictive-like eating
behavior in Germany. Methods: The German version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale …