Publications

When Recovery From One Thing Becomes a Struggle With Another
Almost everyone in recovery has felt it. You put one thing down, and something else gets loud. Usually food. Here

Using Dimensional Over Categorical Thinking When It Comes to Eating Behaviors
Three recent papers I’ve been part of all circle the same idea from different angles: the people who struggle most

Promising Results for Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Treatment: New 12-Month Study
I’m pleased to share groundbreaking research that significantly advances addressing ultra-processed food addiction (UPFA). As a researcher and clinician who

Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Insights from Dr. David Wiss
Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health The relationship between nutrition and mental health is a complex and often controversial topic. Dr.

Dismantling the Myth that “All Foods Fit” in Eating Disorder Treatment Journal Article
Dismantling the Myth that “All Foods Fit” in Eating Disorder Treatment Or do you believe that all foods fit in

Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Los Angeles Journal Article
Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Los Angeles

Perceived Social Support Moderates the Association Between Household Dysfunction Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Self-Reported Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, California Journal Article
I am always excited to make a new contribution to peer-reviewed literature. This paper was generated from my PhD dissertation

Low Carbohydrate and Psychoeducational Programs Show Promise for the Treatment of Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Journal Article
Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Paper “Low Carbohydrate and Psychoeducational Programs Show Promise for the Treatment of Ultra-Processed Food Addiction” I am

Clinical Considerations of Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Across Weight Classes: An Eating Disorder Treatment and Care Perspective Journal Article
Ultra-Processed Food Addiction & Eating Disorders Paper Background I am an eating disorder dietitian who took an interest in ultra-processed

Dr. David Wiss Dissertation
Earlier this year, I earned my Ph.D. from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public in the Community Health Sciences Department. We

Childhood Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Obesity Journal Article
Childhood Sexual Abuse Review Publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals are difficult to produce. If it is original data, it should

Overeaters Anonymous: An Overlooked Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder Journal Article
David Wiss has another peer-reviewed journal article on binge eating disorder! The focus is on the pros and cons of

Food Insecurity Partially Mediates the Association Between Drug Use and Depressive Symptoms Journal Article
David Wiss is pleased to announce his latest publication “Food insecurity partially mediates the association between drug use and depressive

Food Addiction and Psychosocial Adversity: Biological Embedding, Contextual Factors, and Public Health Implications Journal Article
The latest article by David Wiss is open-access and can be downloaded from the high-impact Nutrients journal HERE Abstract: Converging

Barriers to Nutrition Intervention in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Journal Article
New Publication by David Wiss in the High Impact Public Health Nutrition Journal ABSTRACT Objective: While organizational change in substance

Food Addiction vs. Dietary Restraint Journal Article
New Publication from the High Impact Nutrients Journal Describing the Discernment Process Between Food Addiction and Dietary Restraint ABSTRACT: Converging

The Relationship Between Alcohol and Glycohemoglobin: A Biopsychosocial Perspective Journal Article
Download the full article HERE to learn about the complicated relationship between alcohol and blood sugar. It may not be

A Biopsychosocial Overview of the Opioid Crisis: Considering Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Health Journal Article
I spent an entire year working on this manuscript! It was quite an undertaking because employing an “overview perspective” of