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An Infact Certified Food Addiction Professional (CFAP) can assess the stage of food addiction and identify the severity level

Individually Identified Trigger foods differ for each person, depending on their personal history, physiology, and psychological factors

Tolerance and withdrawal are criteria associated with substance use addictive disorders, like food addiction.

According to the DSM-5-TR, substance use disorder is diagnosed when a person meets at least two of 11 criteria within a 12-month period

One of the criteria for diagnosing a substance use disorder is risky use. As food addiction progresses, risky use of food increases

Social impairment is an understudied and less commonly reported symptom of food addiction

Some people may experience impaired control over their food consumption, leading to binge eating, obesity, or other eating disorders

Episode 18: Dr. Paul Early is showcased on the Food Addiction: The Problem and The Solution podcast from the INFACT School

Adjusting meal times may be a simple and effective way to improve cardiovascular health

Parents are more likely to buy sugary fruit drinks for their children when they see "natural" claims on the packaging.

Artificially sweetened ultraprocessed foods linked to depression in women, study finds

FINALLY! The world is figuring out that we were right! says H. Theresa Wright, MS, RD, LDN of sanefood.com

Remembering Phil Werdell, Founder of the Food Addiction Institute

Eating foods high in fat and sugar can have negative effects on your brain, especially on the hippocampus

Ultra-processing degrades the complex internal structure that influences the bio-availability of nutrients

How food packaging design influences consumer perception and behavior, and how some brands use deceptive marketing

Potential dangers associated with use of artificial sweeteners in kids' foods and raises important questions about the long-term effects

Processed foods are designed to be convenient, cheap, and tasty, but they also have a dark side: they can be addictive and harmful

Researchers discovered a mechanism linking high sugar consumption to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with poorer cognitive performance, especially in memory and executive functions.