1. Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery is the Most Effective Intervention in Reducing Food Addiction Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Reche-García C, Piernas C, García-Vizcaíno EM, Lorente-Gallego AM, Piuvezam G, Frutos MD, and Hernández Morante JJ
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Behavior Therapy, Obesity etiology, Obesity psychology, Obesity therapy, Treatment Outcome, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Food Addiction complications, Food Addiction psychology, Food Addiction therapy
- Abstract
There are different treatments for food addiction (FA) symptomatology, but a comprehensive review with a meta-analysis to determine the most effective intervention is lacking. The aim of this review is to investigate the efficacy of pharmacological, behavioral, and bariatric-metabolic surgical interventions in reducing FA symptomatology. Meta-analyses including 15 studies in adults showed a significantly positive effect (std mean difference in FA symptoms before vs after intervention 0.72 (0.58-0.95)), with bariatric-metabolic surgical interventions showing the highest efficacy in improving FA symptoms (1.17 (0.58-1.76) before vs after intervention). The existing evidence suggests a beneficial effect of bariatric-metabolic surgical, pharmacological, and behavioral interventions, in that order, on FA symptomatology in people with overweight/obesity. Weight loss and behavioral and lifestyle changes after surgery may be determinants in improving FA symptomatology., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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