Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery

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Since the 1990s, efforts to address obesity and eating disorders have encountered persistent challenges. This book presents a compelling exploration of a potential solution, positing that the issue might be rooted in addiction to processed foods. Embracing a Processed Food Addiction (PFA) model, the text delves into key elements such as abstinence, cue-avoidance, acceptance of lapses, and consequences, proposing their crucial roles in achieving long-term recovery. By applying these concepts, health professionals may gain innovative tools, ultimately enhancing treatment outcomes significantly.

Detailing PFA recovery concepts, this book serves as a bridge between research findings and practical steps for health professionals to integrate into their practices. It features an evidence-based chapter on the principles of abstinence from processed foods, meticulously outlining PFA pathology according to the DSM-5 Addiction Diagnostic Criteria. Additionally, the text applies the Addiction Severity Index to PFA, offering health practitioners a valuable framework for diagnosing and assessing PFA. Notably, the book provides groundbreaking insights into addressing PFA in children.

Through its evidence-based approach, this book empowers practitioners to confidently navigate the controversy surrounding food addiction. It equips them to identify and effectively assist clients grappling with processed food addiction. Representing a breakthrough in a field that can benefit from fresh perspectives, this volume introduces new and valuable approaches to tackling the complex issues of obesity and eating disorders.