The politics of food addiction: Who wins, who 'loses'

Food addiction "may help us think of novel and hopefully more effective strategies for treating eating-related concerns," said Dr. Gearhardt.

Regardless, Dr. Fletcher warned that because obesity is multifactorial, and includes molecular, metabolic, behavioral, societal and environmental elements, we should not rush to accept "simplistic" answers, or force things to fit where they actually might not. "The thing I think we need to stop right now is this selective citing because we like the narrative."

Dr. Fletcher, Dr. Ziauddeen, and Dr. Gearhardt had no relevant disclosures.

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