About 18 months ago, I shared a list of resources on food addiction.
Because this continues to be a hot and controversial topic, I thought I would update the list to include more recent articles and podcasts.
Articles
- The HAES® files: Exploring Food Addiction by Marsha Hudnall, MS, RD (2013)
- Food Addiction: A Prelude by Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2013)
- Is Food Addiction A Real Thing? by Glenys O at Dare To Not Diet (2016)
- Help! I’m Addicted to Sugar! by Vincci Tsui, RD (2017)
- Sugar Addiction: A Summary of The Science by Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2018)
- But, Seriously, My Kid Is Addicted To Sugar - Discussion with Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT on More-Love.Org (2018)
- Why Fear of 'Sugar Addiction' May Be More Toxic Than Sugar Is by Rebecca Scritchfield, RD (2018)
- Food, Eating Disorders, and Addiction by Sarah J. Thompson (Resilient Fat Goddess) (2018)
Podcasts
- Food Psych #80: The Truth About "Food Addiction" with guest Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2016)
- Love Food Ep 6: I Am Addicted to Food with guest Marci Evans MS, CEDRD, cPT (2016)
- Nutrition Matters Podcast Ep 94: Food Addiction - Fact or Fiction? with guest Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2017)
- Love Food Ep 70: I'm a Food Addict with guest Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2017)
- Food Psych #139: The Truth About Weight-Loss Surgery & "Food Addiction" with guest Lisa DuBreuil (2018)
- Don't Salt My Game Ep 70: Body Image, Self-Compassion & "Food Addiction" with guest Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2018)
- All Fired Up: Sugar Hysteria with guest Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2018)
- Do No Harm: Food Addiction with guest Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD, cPT (2018)
- Dietitians Unplugged Ep 39: Is Sugar Addiction A Real Thing? with guest Tiffany Haug, MS, RD, EDOC (2018)
Do you see a bit of a trend here? ;) Marci is an amazing resource for anything food addiction. Check out her website!
Books
- Eating in The Light of The Moon - Dr. Anita Johnston (1996)
Webinars
- The Truth About Sugar Addiction & What You Can Do About It by Dana Notte, MS, RD, CD, Nutrition Lead (presented by Green Mountain at Fox Run) (2016)
Scientific Articles
- Sugar addiction: the state of the science (Westwater et al, 2016)
- Eating dependence and weight gain; no human evidence for a 'sugar-addiction' model of overweight (Markus CR, et al, 2017)
If you are struggling with feeling out of control with food, and you have the resources to, please reach out to a health practitioner who practices from a non-diet, fat inclusive and Health At Every Size® perspective.
Do you have great resources that addresses the idea of food addiction? I would love to hear about them!