Food Addiction

A new guideline on primary prevention of a first stroke from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association calls for increased screening of risk factors and increased attention on lifestyle counseling.

BOSTON — Addiction to ultraprocessed food may be diagnosed similarly to other substance use disorders, and reducing stigma and tailored treatment are both important to improving cardiometabolic health, a speaker reported.

According to a recent study, more than half of the United States population eligible for semaglutide could lose at least 15% of their body weight after treatment with the medication.

The concept of food addiction is a hotly debated one.

Addiction to highly processed foods can lead to adverse health outcomes, but little is understood about why some patients show a higher propensity for these foods and how to manage the condition in a primary care setting.

One in eight adults aged 50 to 80 years demonstrated signs of addiction to highly processed foods over the past year, a survey by the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging found.