Erica LaFata

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Drexel University

United States

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Dr. Erica LaFata is an Assistant Research Professor at Drexel University in the United States. Her research focuses on the impact of ultra-processed foods on health, including public perceptions, addiction, and related psychological factors. Recent work includes developing the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory and examining the relationship between childhood adversity, food intake, and mental health symptoms among adults seeking nutrition counseling.

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Biobehavioral Reward Responses Associated with Consumption of Nutritionally Diverse Ultra-Processed Foods

Open Date: 2022-07-01

Close Date: 2027-03-01

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Articles (23)

A narrative review of public and expert perceptions of ultra-processed foods: Knowledge, opinions, and educational directions

Now is the time to recognize and respond to addiction to ultra-processed foods

Anti-obesity medication for weight loss in early nonresponders to behavioral treatment: a randomized controlled trial

Structural equation modeling of adverse childhood experiences, ultra-processed food intake, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, ultra-processed food addiction, and eating disorder among adults seeking nutrition counseling in Los Angeles, CA

Reliability and validity of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (mYFAS 2.0) in a sample of individuals with depressive disorders

Crime and Nourishment: A Narrative Review Examining Ultra-Processed Foods, Brain, and Behavior

Development of the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory: The first clinical interview to assess ultra-processed food addiction.

Beyond Auto-Brewery: Why Dysbiosis and the Legalome Matter to Forensic and Legal Psychology

Correction: A novel weight suppression score associates with distinct eating disorder and ultra-processed food addiction symptoms compared to the traditional weight suppression measure among adults seeking outpatient nutrition counseling

Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle?

A novel weight suppression score associates with distinct eating disorder and ultra-processed food addiction symptoms compared to the traditional weight suppression measure among adults seeking outpatient nutrition counseling

Coach access to digital self‐monitoring data: an experimental test of short‐term effects in behavioral weight‐loss treatment

Psychometric validation of the full Yale food addiction scale for children 2.0 among adolescents from the general population and adolescents with a history of mental disorder

Long-Term Effects of an Internalized Weight Stigma Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Overlapping and distinct relationships between hedonic hunger, uncontrolled eating, food craving, and the obesogenic home food environment during and after a 12-month behavioral weight loss program

Perceived importance of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity as a weight control strategy in behavioral weight loss

Refining the conceptualization and assessment of internalized weight stigma: A mixed methods approach

Sharing digital self-monitoring data with others to enhance long-term weight loss: A randomized controlled trial

Testing reward processing models of obesity using in-the-moment assessments of subjective enjoyment of food and non-food activities

Using artificial intelligence to optimize delivery of weight loss treatment: Protocol for an efficacy and cost-effectiveness trial

Examining the proportions of food addiction among women with and without polycystic ovarian syndrome who do and do not take hormonal birth control

A Commentary on the Progress Towards Recognizing Food Addiction as a Psychological Diagnosis

A cross-sectional examination of reported changes to weight, eating, and activity behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among United States adults with food addiction

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Janet Latner

Christopher Lowry

Evan Forman

Marlene Briciet Lauritsen

Bonnie Spring

Ashley Gearhardt

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