Food Addiction

A cluster of chemical dependencies to specific foods or food in general in which there develops a physical craving for these foods.

Year introduced: 2018

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Tree Number(s): F01.145.527.100.120.500, F03.400.813

MeSH Unique ID: D000073932

Entry Terms:

• Food Addictions
• Compulsive Eating
• Eating, Compulsive

Previous Indexing:

• Behavior, Addictive (2000-2017)

See Also:

• Pica

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Behavior
Impulsive Behavior
Compulsive Behavior
Behavior, Addictive
Food Addiction

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Mental Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Food Addiction