A new study points to a certain population of women who fit a food addict profile.
January 29/Portland, Ore./PRNewswire -- While the notion of food addiction is fairly new and remains somewhat controversial, a new study points to a certain population of women who fit a food addict profile.
Research published January 22, 2014, online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition studied food addiction among 134,175 middle-aged and older women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study. Slightly more than 8% of women aged 45-64, and 3% of older women, meet the criteria of being addicted to food.