Food Addiction- Past, Present, Future
In the Spring 2013 newsletter for the Behavior Health Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, David A Wiss has a featured article titled: “Food Addiction- Past, Present, Future” on pages 1, 3,4, 5 & 6.
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Notes from the Author:
This article on Food Addiction is my last installment as a “student.” All of my publications moving forward will bear the credentials “MS, RDN,” meaning: Master of Science, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. I have put forth a tremendous amount of time and energy into establishing myself as a researcher because it fits me just right. This article reviews a large chunk of Food Addiction literature and explores some of the controversies surrounding the topic. The paper is intended to be somewhat neutral, as it being used to offer Continuing Professional Education units for dietitians. I am grateful to Behavioral Health Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group for giving me the opportunity to shine. And thank you to Renée Hoffinger for the fantastic edits.
David Wiss
David became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in 2013 and founded Nutrition in Recovery, a group practice of RDNs specializing in the treatment of eating and substance use disorders. In 2017, David received the “Excellence in Practice” award at the national Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. The California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics awarded him the “Emerging Dietetic Leader Award” in 2020. He earned his PhD from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health in the Community Health Sciences department (with a minor in Health Psychology) by investigating the links between adverse childhood experiences and various mental health outcomes among socially disadvantaged men. His treatment philosophy is based on a biopsychosocial model which incorporates an understanding of biological mechanisms, psychological underpinnings, and contextual factors that integrate the social determinants of health. His website Wise Mind Nutrition offers a fully online interactive treatment program that will be available in the Summer of 2022.