The transdiagnostic role of food craving: An application of substance use models

Verzijl, Christina L.; Gius, Becky K.; Schlauch, Robert C.; Rancourt, Diana

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2021.105867

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“…There is a growing trend toward viewing UPFA and EDs from a transdiagnostic perspective [ 44 – 46 ] particularly in relation to food cravings [ 47 ]. The clinical considerations discussed herein are designed to improve our understanding of the UPFA construct in individuals with and without EDs.…”

Section: Ultra-processed Food Addiction and Eating Disordersmentioning

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Clinical Considerations of Ultra-processed Food Addiction Across Weight Classes: an Eating Disorder Treatment and Care Perspective

Wiss

2022

Curr Addict Rep

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Purpose of Review To examine the prevalence rates of ultra-processed food addiction across different weight classes and offer guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. Clinicians are provided with practical considerations in the assessment of ultra-processed food addiction beyond the use of validated instruments. Recent Findings The weighted mean prevalence of ultra-processed food addiction is approximately 20% worldwide and varies widely based on the sample. At first glance, there appears a linear relationship between ultra-processed food addiction and BMI class. Further investigation indicates a J-shaped curve with heightened prevalence among the underweight. These findings highlight the need to assess for additional factors that may increase objective or subjective food addiction symptoms including eating disorders, dietary restraint, and other mental health diagnoses. Summary While clinical considerations across different weight classes vary, overemphasis on weight status may detract from the clinical utility of the ultra-processed food addiction construct. Considering weight status in conjunction with other psychiatric symptoms helps to better understand the various biopsychosocial mechanisms that influence eating behavior and can inform individualized treatment strategies.

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Section: Ultra-processed Food Addiction and Eating Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical Considerations of Ultra-processed Food Addiction Across Weight Classes: an Eating Disorder Treatment and Care Perspective

Wiss

2022

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“…Similarly, researchers have suggested that difficulties regulating emotions may increase risk for eating pathology (Lavender et al, 2015). Finally, models drawn from the substance use literature suggest that food craving may predict subsequent engagement in binge eating (Kober & Boswell, 2018;Verzijl et al, 2022). Several studies using ecological momentary assessment (EMA; a method that allows for repeated assessment of participants' experiences in the natural environment) among individuals with binge-eating pathology provide support for these theories, indicating that worsening mood, emotion regulation difficulties, and heightened food craving all predict an increased likelihood of binge eating (Schaefer et al, 2020, in press;Svaldi et al, 2019;J.…”

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Time‐of‐day and day‐of‐week patterns of binge eating and relevant psychological vulnerabilities in binge‐eating disorder

Forester,

Schaefer,

Dodd

et al. 2023

Intl J Eating Disorders

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ObjectiveThe present study sought to characterize the temporal patterns of binge eating and theorized maintenance factors among individuals with binge‐eating disorder (BED).MethodEcological momentary assessment of 112 individuals and mixed‐effects models were used to characterize the within‐ and between‐day temporal patterns of eating behaviors (binge eating, loss of control only eating, and overeating only), positive and negative affect, emotion regulation difficulty, and food craving.ResultsRisk for binge eating and overeating only was highest around 5:30 p.m., with additional binge‐eating peaks around 12:30 and 11:00 p.m. In contrast, loss of control eating without overeating was more likely to occur before 2:00 p.m. Risk for binge eating, loss of control only eating, and overeating only did not vary across days in the week. There was no consistent pattern of change in negative affect throughout the day, but it decreased slightly on the weekend. Positive affect showed a decrease in the evenings and a smaller decrease on the weekend. The within‐day patterns of food craving, and to some extent emotion regulation difficulty, resembled the pattern of binge eating, with peaks around meal times and at the end of the night.DiscussionIndividuals with BED appear most susceptible to binge‐eating around dinner time, with heightened risk also observed around lunch time and late evening, though the effects were generally small. These patterns appear to most strongly mimic fluctuations in craving and emotion dysregulation, although future research is needed to test the temporal relationships between these experiences directly.Public SignificanceIt is unknown which times of the day and days of the week individuals with binge‐eating disorder are most at risk for binge eating. By assessing binge‐eating behaviors in the natural environment across the week, we found that individuals are most likely to binge in the evening, which corresponds to the times when they experience the strongest food craving and difficulty with regulating emotions.

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Hypocretin-1 receptor antagonism improves inhibitory control during the Go/No-Go task in highly motivated, impulsive male mice

Metha,

Ji,

Braun

et al. 2024

Psychopharmacology

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Rationale Motivation and inhibitory control are dominantly regulated by the dopaminergic (DA) and noradrenergic (NA) systems, respectively. Hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin) neurons provide afferent inputs to DA and NA nuclei and hypocretin-1 receptors (HcrtR1) are implicated in reward and addiction. However, the role of the HcrtR1 in inhibitory control is not well understood. Objectives To determine the effects of HcrtR1 antagonism and motivational state in inhibitory control using the go/no-go task in mice. Methods n = 23 male C57Bl/6JArc mice were trained in a go/no-go task. Decision tree dendrogram analysis of training data identified more and less impulsive clusters of animals. A HcrtR1 antagonist (BI001, 12.5 mg/kg, per os) or vehicle were then administered 30 min before go/no-go testing, once daily for 5 days, under high (food-restricted) and low (free-feeding) motivational states in a latin-square crossover design. Compound exposure levels were assessed in a satellite group of animals. Results HcrtR1 antagonism increased go accuracy and decreased no-go accuracy in free-feeding animals overall, whereas it decreased go accuracy and increased no-go accuracy only in more impulsive, food restricted mice. HcrtR1 antagonism also showed differential effects in premature responding, which was increased in response to the antagonist in free-feeding, less impulsive animals, and decreased in food restricted, more impulsive animals. HcrtR1 receptor occupancy by BI001 was estimated at ~ 66% during the task. Conclusions These data indicate that hypocretin signalling plays roles in goal-directed behaviour and inhibitory control in a motivational state-dependant manner. While likely not useful in all settings, HcrtR1 antagonism may be beneficial in improving inhibitory control in impulsive subpopulations.

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The transdiagnostic role of food craving: An application of substance use models

Cited by 6 publications

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Clinical Considerations of Ultra-processed Food Addiction Across Weight Classes: an Eating Disorder Treatment and Care Perspective

Clinical Considerations of Ultra-processed Food Addiction Across Weight Classes: an Eating Disorder Treatment and Care Perspective

Time‐of‐day and day‐of‐week patterns of binge eating and relevant psychological vulnerabilities in binge‐eating disorder

Hypocretin-1 receptor antagonism improves inhibitory control during the Go/No-Go task in highly motivated, impulsive male mice

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