Food Addiction – References

Ashley N. Gearhardt

Current: Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan

Past: Yale University

Dr. Ashley Gearhardt is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, specializing in the science of ultra-processed food

References

Food Addiction – References

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