Research paper
Gearhardt AN, Yokum S, Orr PT, Stice E, Corbin WR, Brownell KD. Neural correlates of food addiction. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2011;68(8):808-816. doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.32
Why we cite it
Provides the first fMRI evidence that individuals with elevated food addiction scores show neural activation patterns paralleling substance dependence — heightened reward-region activity during food anticipation combined with reduced inhibitory control during consumption — establishing a neurobiological basis for addictive-like eating behavior.