Psychiatry and Psychology

Food Addiction

A cluster of chemical dependencies to specific foods or food in general in which there develops a physical craving for these foods.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A cluster of chemical dependencies to specific foods or food in general in which there develops a physical craving for these foods.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Food Addictions
  • Compulsive Eating
  • Eating, Compulsive

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior, Addictive (2000-2017)

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WM 175

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Food Addiction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073932. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073932
  2. Food Addiction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_addiction
  3. Food Addiction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2742106