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The addiction potential of hyperpalatable foods.

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Gearhardt, AN; Davis, C; Kuschner, R; Brownell, KD
Published in: Current drug abuse reviews
September 2011

Scientific interest in "food addiction" continues to grow due both to neurobiological and behavioral similarities between substance dependence and excessive food consumption. An important next step is to examine the addictive potential of highly processed foods. In this paper, we explore addiction-related changes in the modern food environment (e.g., increased potency, elevated speed of absorption), examine the historical and modern understanding of addictive substances as applied to hyperpalatable foods, and outline shared factors that increase the public health costs of both addictive drugs and certain foods.

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Current drug abuse reviews

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1874-4745

ISSN

1874-4737

Publication Date

September 2011

Volume

4

Issue

3

Start / End Page

140 / 145

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Food
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Behavior, Addictive
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 3205 Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
 

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Gearhardt, A. N., Davis, C., Kuschner, R., & Brownell, K. D. (2011). The addiction potential of hyperpalatable foods. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 4(3), 140–145. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874473711104030140
Gearhardt, Ashley N., Caroline Davis, Rachel Kuschner, and Kelly D. Brownell. “The addiction potential of hyperpalatable foods.Current Drug Abuse Reviews 4, no. 3 (September 2011): 140–45. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874473711104030140.
Gearhardt AN, Davis C, Kuschner R, Brownell KD. The addiction potential of hyperpalatable foods. Current drug abuse reviews. 2011 Sep;4(3):140–5.
Gearhardt, Ashley N., et al. “The addiction potential of hyperpalatable foods.Current Drug Abuse Reviews, vol. 4, no. 3, Sept. 2011, pp. 140–45. Epmc, doi:10.2174/1874473711104030140.
Gearhardt AN, Davis C, Kuschner R, Brownell KD. The addiction potential of hyperpalatable foods. Current drug abuse reviews. 2011 Sep;4(3):140–145.

Published In

Current drug abuse reviews

DOI

EISSN

1874-4745

ISSN

1874-4737

Publication Date

September 2011

Volume

4

Issue

3

Start / End Page

140 / 145

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Food
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Behavior, Addictive
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 3205 Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
  • 16 Studies in Human Society