ARTICLES

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

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

symptoms of food addiction include obsessive food cravings, preoccupation with obtaining and consuming food, continued compulsive eating