Food addiction a step closer to formal diagnostic status – or not?

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Food addiction is not yet recognized as a mental disorder but certain obese individuals clearly display addictive-like behaviour towards food. To achieve a formal diagnostic status, ‘food addiction’ requires a stronger evidence base to support the claim that certain ingredients have addictive properties identical to addictive drugs of abuse.
SOURCE: Eating Disorder Research News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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