When metabolic strategies fall short: The unaddressed role of food addiction

Journal of Metabolic Health (previously Journal of Insulin Resistance)

 
 
Field Value
 
Title When metabolic strategies fall short: The unaddressed role of food addiction
 
Creator Tarman, Vera I.
 
Subject metabolic health, addiction, psychology metabolic syndrome; food addiction; ultra processed food addiction; treatment interventions; obesity; eating disorders.
Description Metabolic syndrome and food addiction frequently co-occur in clinical settings and mutually reinforce each other through overlapping biological pathways. Compulsive overeating in metabolic syndrome is associated with worsening insulin resistance and lipid profiles, while food addiction exacerbates metabolic dysfunction. Converging evidence highlights the roles of insulin and leptin resistance, endocannabinoids, inflammation and altered gut–brain signalling in sensitising reward circuits. Despite validated tools, few studies examine food addiction symptoms and detailed metabolic profiles together. Targeted interventions may improve both conditions. These shared pathways suggest new avenues for individualised treatment and risk assessment.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor none
Date 2026-01-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — conceptual
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/jmh.v9i1.131
 
Source Journal of Metabolic Health; Vol 9, No 1 (2026); 4 pages 2960-0391 3105-4323
 
Language eng
 
Relation
The following web links (URLs) may trigger a file download or direct you to an alternative webpage to gain access to a publication file format of the published article:

https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/131/418 https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/131/419 https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/131/420 https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/131/421
 
Coverage United States; Europe; Canada January 2024 - September 2025 —
Rights Copyright (c) 2026 Vera I. Tarman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
ADVERTISEMENT