Six-year follow-up of an abstinence-based, food addiction recovery approach to weight management

In spite of the methodological challenges with this type of study, the results do suggest the long-term efficacy of a food addiction recovery approach to weight loss. They also help validate the notion that food addiction may be a significant contributor to the multi-factorial etiology of obesity and indicate the need for further research into the viability of abstinence-based food plans as tools for weight management.