Table Of ContentPROCESSED FOOD
ADDICTION
FOUNDATIONS, ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY
and
PROCESSED FOOD
ADDICTION
FOUNDATIONS, ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY
and
Edited by
Joan Ifland
Marianne T. Marcus
Harry G. Preuss
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Names: Ifland, Joan, editor. | Marcus, Marianne T., editor. | Preuss, Harry G., editor.
Title: Processed food addiction : foundations, assessment, and recovery / edited by Joan Ifland,
Marianne T. Marcus, Harry G. Preuss.
Description: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017031088 | ISBN 9781498719964 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315119922 (e-book) |
ISBN 9781351646239 (e-book) | ISBN 9781498719971 (e-book) | ISBN 9781351636704 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Compulsive eating--Treatment. | Food habits--Psychological aspects. | Processed
foods--Psychological aspects. | Self-help techniques.
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Contents
Editors ...............................................................................................................................................ix
Contributors ......................................................................................................................................xi
Introduction: Learning about Processed Food Addiction..............................................................xiii
SECTION I Foundations
Chapter 1 Overlap between Drug and Processed Food Addiction ...............................................3
Pamela M. Peeke and Joan Ifland
Chapter 2 Neurodysfunction in Addiction and Overeating as Assessed by Brain Imaging .......27
Randall J. Ellis, Michael Michaelides, and Gene-Jack Wang
Chapter 3 Neural Vulnerability Factors for Overeating: Treatment Implications ......................39
Eric Stice and Zack Stice
Chapter 4 Sugar Consumption: An Important Example Whereby Recognizing Food
Addiction May Prove Important in Gaining Optimal Health ....................................57
Harry G. Preuss and Joan Ifland
Chapter 5 Sugar and Fat Addiction .............................................................................................67
Kristen Criscitelli and Nicole M. Avena
Chapter 6 Abstinent Food Plans for Processed Food Addiction.................................................77
Joan Ifland, Harry G. Preuss , Marianne T. Marcus, Wendell C. Taylor,
Kathleen M. Rourke, H. Theresa Wright, and Kathryn K. Sheppard
Chapter 7 Mindfulness Therapies for Food Addiction .............................................................107
Marianne T. Marcus
SECTION II Diagnosis and Assessment
Chapter 8 Diagnosing and Assessing Processed Food Addiction ............................................121
Dennis M. Donovan and Joan Ifland
Chapter 9 Assessment of Food Cravings ..................................................................................137
Adrian Meule
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Chapter 10 Case Study: Severe Processed Food Addiction ........................................................147
Natalie Gold
Chapter 11 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 1: Unintended Use ...............................................................157
Joan Ifland and H. Theresa Wright
Chapter 12 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 2: Failure to Cut Back .........................................................165
Joan Ifland and Diane Rohrbach
Chapter 13 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 3: Time Spent ......................................................................175
Joan Ifland and Elaine Epstein
Chapter 14 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 4: Cravings ..........................................................................187
Joan Ifland
Chapter 15 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 5: Failure to Fulfill Roles ....................................................205
Joan Ifland and Carrie L. Willey
Chapter 16 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 6: Interpersonal Problems ...................................................217
Joan Ifland and Robin Piper
Chapter 17 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 7: Activities Given Up .........................................................231
Joan Ifland and Rhona L. Epstein
Chapter 18 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 8: Hazardous Use ................................................................241
Joan Ifland and Jennifer M. Cross
Chapter 19 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 9: Use in Spite of Consequences .........................................255
Joan Ifland and R. Sue Roselle
Chapter 20 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 10: Tolerance .......................................................................263
Joan Ifland and Carrie L. Willey
Chapter 21 DSM 5 SUD Criterion 11: Withdrawal ....................................................................277
Joan Ifland and H. Theresa Wright
Chapter 22 The Addiction Severity Index in the Assessment of Processed Food Addiction .....289
Joan Ifland, Kathryn K. Sheppard, and H. Theresa Wright
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SECTION III Recovery from Processed Food Addiction
Chapter 23 Introduction to Recovery from Processed Food Addiction......................................307
Douglas M. Ziedonis and Joan Ifland
Chapter 24 Premises of Recovery for Adults ..............................................................................321
Douglas M. Ziedonis and Joan Ifland
Chapter 25 Avenues to Success for the Practitioner ...................................................................341
Douglas M. Ziedonis and Joan Ifland
Chapter 26 Adaptation of APA Practice Guidelines for SUD to Processed Food Addiction .....355
Carrie L. Willey and Joan Ifland
Chapter 27 Preparing Adults for Recovery .................................................................................375
Joan Ifland and Robin Piper
Chapter 28 Insights from the Field .............................................................................................383
Joan Ifland and H. Theresa Wright
Chapter 29 Adaptation of SUD and ED Practice Parameters to Adolescents
and Children with PFA .............................................................................................397
Joan Ifland
Chapter 30 Strategies for Helping Food-Addicted Children ......................................................417
Joan Ifland
Chapter 31 Conclusion: Nurturing the Sapling ...........................................................................449
Joan Ifland, Harry G. Preuss, and Marianne T. Marcus
Index ..............................................................................................................................................455
Editors
Joan Ifland is the chief executive officer of Food Addiction Training, LLC. She received her BA
in economics and political science from Oberlin College, MBA from Stanford University, and PhD
in interdisciplinary studies with a specialization in addictive nutrition from the Union Institute &
University. She has innovated in the field of recovery from food addiction. She was the first chair of
the Food Addiction Council for the American College of Nutrition. She is the author of the popular
book Sugars and Flours: How They Make Us Crazy, Sick, and Fat. She founded Victory Meals in
Houston, TX, which is the first prepared meal company to provide abstinent meals. She is currently
developing online approaches to recovery at www.foodaddictionreset.com as well as the Facebook
Group, Food Addiction Education. Her early career was spent at the Wisconsin State Legislature
and the Continental Group, Stamford, CT.
Marianne T. Marcus is professor emerita at the University of Texas Health Science Center, School
of Nursing, Houston, TX. She received her BSN from Columbia University, MA and MEd from
Teachers College, Columbia University, and EdD from the University of Houston. Dr. Marcus
served as chair of the Department of Nursing Systems, director of the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention, Education and Research, and was the John P. McGovern Distinguished Professor of
Addiction Nursing. Her academic focus has been the education of interdisciplinary health profes-
sionals to deliver prevention, screening, and treatment services related to substance use disorders.
She was the principal investigator for three successive faculty development grants funded by the
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and a federal grant to establish an Addictions Focus
graduate subspecialty for nursing.
Dr. Marcus’ research has focused on therapeutic community treatment for substance use disor-
ders, including an NIH-funded behavioral therapies trial to determine the effect of mindfulness-
based stress reduction on treatment in the therapeutic community setting. She has also conducted
CSAP-funded community-based participatory research to test substance abuse prevention in vul-
nerable communities. Her professional honors include membership in the American Academy of
Nursing, the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education, and the Teachers College
Nursing Education Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
Harry G. Preuss received his BA and MD from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, and New York City;
trained for three years in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; studied for two
years as a fellow in renal physiology at Cornell University Medical; and spent two years in clinical
and research training in nephrology at Georgetown University Medical Center. During his training
years, he was a special research fellow of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Following five
years as an assistant and associate (tenured) professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center where he became an established investigator of the American Heart Association,
he returned to Georgetown Medical Center. He subsequently performed a six-month sabbatical
in molecular biology at the NIH. Dr. Preuss is now a tenured professor in four departments at
Georgetown University Medical Center—Biochemistry, Physiology, Medicine, and Pathology.
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