Food Addiction and Psychopathology

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ICONFOOD’22 International Congress on Food, Sivas, Türkiye, 14 Ekim 2022

• Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
• Basıldığı Şehir: Sivas
• Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
• Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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Food Addiction and Psychopathology

Alev AKTAŞ[1]

 

               While some people around the world have serious difficulties in food supply, others consume more food than they need. So much so that this consumption can sometimes appear as a psychological and psychiatric problem. The aim of this study is to examine food addiction, which is a new concept, within the scope of psychopathology based on the relevant literature, and to discuss the possible effects of the subject on public health.

               Addictive behavior is the behavior of an organism in relation to the development of addiction that results in strengthening and rewarding of future behavior and loss of control over food intake accompanied by brain changes. Food addiction defined as an another eating behavior profile that shows a substance-based addiction to maximal ultra-processed foods. Although the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5) includes diseases such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, pica, binge eating disorder, not include food addiction. The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), which was prepared on the basis of the DSM-5 and is widely used, is used in the diagnosis of food addiction. In this context, criteria such as continued use despite negative consequences, repeated unsuccessful reduction attempts are taken into consideration, just as in substance-use disorders. In past studies, it was found that the group consuming maximal processed foods exhibited more problematic eating behavior than the group consuming minimally processed food.

               Recent food habits can cause serious physical and psychological problems. Food addiction, which stands out as a new concept among these problems, is also important. Contribution to the literature can be made by conducting more studies on food addiction by considering psycho-social factors within the scope of psychopathology. It is very important for public health to follow up the food habits and eating problems, if any, at an early age, without delay.

               Keywords: food addiction ; psychopathology ; public health

 

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