Food addiction, in obese patients seeking bariatric surgery, is associated with higher prevalence of current mood and anxiety disorders and past mood disorders
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The current cross-sectional study investigates the prevalence of the food addiction (FA) phenotype and its association with psychiatric disorders in bariatric surgery candidates. It also investigates the eating behavior characteristics associated with FA and the association between FA and loss of control over specific foods high in sugar, salt and/or fat. We included 128 bariatric surgery candidates and we assessed FA (YFAS 2.0), mood and anxiety disorders, suicidality, eating disorders (current bulimia nervosa and current anorexia nervosa), alcohol and tobacco use disorders (MINI 5.0.0, beck depression inventory, AUDIT, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence) and eating behavior (DEBQ). Prevalence of FA in our sample was 25%. FA was significantly associated with higher prevalence of current mood and anxiety disorders and past mood disorders, higher current suicidality but not with eating disorders and alcohol use disorder. FA was significantly associated with higher emotional eating, and with loss of control over consumption of foods high in fat, sugar and/or salt, but not of fruits, vegetables or grain products. Our results provide arguments for considering psychiatric disorders and suicidality in FA and for considering FA as an addictive disorder in obese patients, with many risk factors in common with other addictions.
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The association between FA and current anxiety disorders has also been reported in bariatric surgery candidates (n = 128).
“The association between FA and current anxiety disorders has also been reported in bariatric surgery candidates (n = 128) [175].”
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- Authors
- Benzerouk, F., Gierski, F., Ducluzeau, P.-H., Bourbao-Tournois, C., Gaubil-Kaladjian, I., Bertin, É., Kaladjian, A., Ballon, N., & Brunault, P.
- Affiliations
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims (FR)
- Université de Tours (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Brunault, Paul
- ORCID
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-09
- Volume
- 267
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 473-479
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2809010249
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 8.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Keywords
- food addiction, bariatric surgery candidates, obesity, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, suicidality, dietary habits, emotional eating, loss of control eating, addiction, eating disorders, alcoholism, tobacco use disorder
- MeSH terms
- Food Addiction, Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Mood Disorders, Bariatric Surgery, Young Adult
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