Adolescence represents a neurodevelopmental period characterised by heightened reward drive and weaker inhibitory control that may increase vulnerability to compulsive overconsumption of highly-palatable foods and food addiction. This narrative review aimed to summarise research investigating the presence of food addiction in adolescents and establish the role that impulsivity traits (i.e., reward sensitivity and rash impulsivity), previously linked to substance and behavioural addictions, play in contributing to food addiction in this cohort. It was found that the prevalence of food addiction was typically higher in studies that recruited adolescents who were overweight/obese or from clinical populations. Overall, impulsivity was found to be more consistently associated with food addiction, while the relationships between measures of reward sensitivity and food addiction were mixed. Findings of this review suggest trait impulsivity may contribute to food addiction in adolescents, however, further longitudinal and prospective research is recommended to confirm these findings and to investigate the potential interactive effects of reward sensitivity and rash impulsivity.

青春期代表了一个神经发育时期，其特点是奖励驱动增强和抑制控制减弱，这可能会增加对高度可口食物和食物成瘾的强迫性过度消费的脆弱性。这篇叙述性综述旨在总结调查青少年食物成瘾的研究，并确定先前与物质和行为成瘾相关的冲动性特征（即奖励敏感性和皮疹冲动）在该队列中对食物成瘾的影响。结果发现，在招募超重/肥胖青少年或临床人群的研究中，食物成瘾的患病率通常较高。总的来说，冲动被发现与食物成瘾更一致，而奖励敏感性和食物成瘾之间的关系是混合的。本综述的结果表明，特质冲动可能会导致青少年的食物成瘾，但是，建议进行进一步的纵向和前瞻性研究来证实这些发现，并研究奖励敏感性和皮疹冲动的潜在交互作用。