Processed Food Addiction

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 profes­sionals 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 disor­ders, including an NIH-funded behavioral therapies trial to determine the effect of mindfulness­based 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 vul­nerable 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.

Introduction: Learning about Processed Food Addiction (PFA)

Part I. Foundation






Overlap between Drug and Processed Food Addiction (PFA) - Pamela M. Peeke, Joan Ifland



Neurodysfunction in Addiction and Overeating as Assessed by Brain Imaging - Randall J. Ellis, Michale Michaelides, Gene-Jack Wang



Neural Vulnerability Factors for Overeating: Treatment Implications - Eric Stice, Zack Stice



Sugar Consumption: An Important Example Whereby Recognizing Food Addiction May Prove Important in Gaining Optimal Health - Harry G Preuss, Joan R Ifland



Sugar and Fat Addiction - Kristen Ciscitelli, Nicole Avena



Abstinent Food Plans for Processed Food Addiction (PFA) - J. R. Ifland,H.G. Preuss, M.T. Marcus, K.M. Rourke, W.C. Taylor, H. Theresa Wright, K. Sheppard



Mindfulness Therapies for Food Addiction - Marianne T. Marcus
Part II. Diagnosis and Assessment




Introduction to Part II, Diagnosing and Assessing Processed Food Addiction (PFA) - Dennis M. Donovan, Joan Ifland



Assessment of food cravings -Adrian Meule



Case Study: Severe Processed Food Addiction – Natalie Gold



DSM 5 SUD Criterion 1. Uninteded Use - Theresa Wright, Joan Ifland



Criterion 2. Failure to cut back - Diane Rohrback, Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Criterion 3. Time Spent - Elaine Epstein, Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Criterion 4. Cravings - Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Diagnostic Criterion 5. Failure to fulfil roles - Carrie Willy, Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Diagnostic Criterion 6. Interpersonal Problems - Robin Piper, Joan Ifland



DSM5 SUD Diagnostic Criterion 7. Activities Given Up – Rhona Epstein, Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Diagnostic Criterion 8 Hazardous Use - Jennifer Mason Cross, Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Criterion 9 Use in Spite of Consequences - Sue Roselle, Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Criterion 10 Tolerance - Carrie Willey, Joan Ifland



DSM 5 SUD Criterion 11 Withdrawal - Theresa Wright, Joan Ifland



The Addiction Severity Index in the Assessement of Processed Food Addiction - Joan Ifland, Kay Sheppard, Theresa Wright
Part III. Recovery from Processed Food Addiction (PFA)




Introduction to Recovery from Processed Food Addiction - Doug Ziedonis and Joan Ifland



Premises of Recovery for Adults - Douglas M. Ziedonis, Joan Ifland



Avenues to Success for the Practitioner - Doug Ziedonis and Joan Ifland



Adaptation of APA Practise Guidelines for SUD to Processed Food Addiciton (PFA) - Carrie Willey, Joan Ifland



Preparing Adults for Recovery - Robin Piper, Joan Ifland



Insights from the Field - Theresa Wright, Joan Ifland



Adaptation of SUD and ED Practise Parameters to Adolescents and Children with PFA – Joan Ifland, Carrie L. Willey



Strategies for Helping Food-Addicted Children – Joan Ifland



Conclusion: Nurturing The Sapling - H.G. Preuss, M.T. Marcus, J. Ifland