Publications - Since 2018 (lab founded):

Jun, D,* Knowles, K,** & Fazzino, TL (2025) Examination of hyper-palatable foods and their nutrient characteristics using globally crowdsourced data. PLoS ONE 20(5): e0325479. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325479  

Jun, D,* Soo, J, & Fazzino, TL (2025) Beyond general food craving: Sex differences in food-specific craving identified using item response theory. Frontiers in Psychology, 16:1588999. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1588999

Jun, D,* Girard, J, Martin, CA, & Fazzino, TL (2025) The role of hyper-palatable foods on energy intake measured using mobile food photography methodology. Eating Behaviors, 57, 101983. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.101983

Rips-Goodwin, A,** Jun, D,* Griebel-Thomas, A, Kong, KL, & Fazzino, TL (2025) Infant Formulas sold in the United States Contain Primarily Added Sugars: Findings from an Empirical Analysis of Infant Formula Products. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 141:107369. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107369

Bellitti, J,* L’Insalata, AM,* & Fazzino, TL (2025) Discounting of hyper-palatable foods is associated with eating motives and binge eating behavior. Nutrients, 17(8), 1356. DOI: 10.3390/nu17081356

Fazzino, TL, Summo, C, & Pasqualone, A (2024) The Italian food environment may confer protection from hyper-palatable foods: Evidence and comparison with the United States. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11.1364695. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1364695

Hagenaars, LL, Fazzino, TL, & Mackenbach, JD (2024). Giving fruits and vegetables a tax break: Lessons from a Dutch attempt. Public Health Nutrition, 27(1):e70. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980024000442

Rohde, K,** Sutton, C,* Knowles, K,** & Fazzino, TL (2024) Availability and consumption of hyper-palatable foods in an all-you-can-eat cafeteria among college freshmen. Eating Behaviors, 101905. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101905

L’Insalata, A,* Girard, J, &Fazzino, TL (2024) Sources of environmental reinforcement and engagement in health risk behaviors among a general population sample of adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,21, 1390. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21111390

de Oliveira Carlos, L, Ramos, MRZ, Wagner, NRF, Fazzino, TL, Ferreira, M, Amorim, AF, de Freitas, LAC, Felicidade, I, & Ligocki Campos, AC (2024). The prevalence of hyperpalatable food intake among individuals with food addiction seeking bariatric surgery. Eating Behaviors, 52:101841. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101841 

Fazzino, TL, Jun, D,* Chollet-Hinton, L, & Bjorlie, K* (2023) US tobacco companies selectively disseminated hyper-palatable foods into the US food system: empirical evidence and current implications. Addiction, 119(1): 62-71. DOI: 10.1111/add.16332

Sutton, C,* Stratton, M,** & Fazzino, TL (2023) Ultra-processed, hyper-palatable, and high energy density foods: Prevalence and distinction across 30 years in the US food system. Obesity, 32(1): 166-751. DOI: 10.1002/oby.23897

Bellitti, J* Rohde, K,** & Fazzino, TL (2023) Motives and food craving: Associations with frequency of hyper-palatable food intake among college students. Eating Behaviors, 51:101814. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101814

Bellitti, J* & Fazzino, TL (2023) Discounting of hyper-palatable foods and money: Associations with food addiction symptoms. Nutrients, 15(18):4008. DOI: 10.3390/nu15184008

Fazzino, TL, Courville, A, Guo, J, & Hall, K (2023) Ad libitum meal energy intake is positively influenced by energy density, eating rate, and hyper-palatable food across four dietary patters. Nature Food, 4(2): 144-147. DOI: 10.1038/s43016-022-00688-4

Sutton, C,* Grandfield, E, Yi, R, & Fazzino, TL (2023) Engagement in types of activities and frequency of alcohol use in a national sample of United States adolescents. PLoS ONE, 18(9): e0291257. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291257

Griebel-Thompson, A, Fazzino, TL, Cramer, E, Paluch, RA, Morris, KS, Kong, KL (2023) Early exposure to added sugars via infant formula may explain high intakes of added sugars during complementary feeding beyond maternal modeling. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1188852 

Exum, A,* Sutton, C,* Bellitti, J,* Yi, R, & Fazzino, TL (2023) Delay discounting and substance use treatment outcomes: A systematic review focused on treatment outcomes and discounting methodology. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 149:209037. DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209037

Dilsaver, D,** Rohde, K,** Chollet-Hinton, L, & Fazzino, TL (accepted). Hyper-palatable foods in elementary school lunches: Availability and contributing factors in a national sample of US public schools. PLOS ONE

Jun, D* & Fazzino, TL (2023) Associations between alcohol-free sources of reinforcement and frequency of alcohol and cannabis co-use among college freshmen. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4), 2884 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042884

Fazzino, TL, Courville, A, Guo, J, & Hall, K (2023). Ad libitum meal energy intake is positively influenced by energy density, eating rate, and hyper-palatable food across four dietary patters. Nature Food

Sutton, C,* L’Insalata, A,* & Fazzino, TL (2022) Reward sensitivity, eating behavior, and obesity-related outcomes: A systematic review. Physiology & Behavior; 113843. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.113843

Fazzino, TL & Kong, KL (2022). A new paradigm for investigating the etiology of obesity in early childhood: Exposure to added sugars and hyper-palatable foods in infancy and dysregulation of food reinforcement processes. Obesity Reviews; e13526. DOI: 10.1111/obr.13526

Fazzino, TL (2022) The reinforcing natures of hyper-palatable foods: Behavioral evidence of their reinforcing properties and the role of the US food industry. Current Addiction Reports. Invited article. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-022-00417-8

Demeke, S,** Rohde, K,** Chollet-Hinton, L, Sutton, C,* Kong, KL, & Fazzino, TL (2022) Change in hyper-palatable food availability in the US food system over 30 years: 1988 to 2018. Public Health Nutrition. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980022001227

Fazzino, TL, Kunkel, A, Bellitti,* J, Swinburn-Romine, R, Yi, R, & Lejuez, C (2022) Engagement with activity monitoring during a behavioral activation intervention: A randomized test of monitoring format and qualitative evaluation of participant experiences. Behaviour Change; 1-14. DOI: 10.1017/bec.2022.7

Fazzino, TL, Bjorlie, K,* Smith, A, Rohde, K,** & Yi, R (2022) Choices between money and hyper-palatable food: Choice impulsivity and eating behavior. Health Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/hea0001185

Bjorlie, K.,* Forbush, K. T., Chapa, D.,* Richson, B. N.,* Johnson, S. N.,* & Fazzino, T. L. (2022). Hyper-palatable food consumption during binge-eating episodes: A comparison of intake during binge eating and restricting. The International journal of eating disorders, 10.1002/eat.23692.

Exum, A,* Templin, J, & Fazzino, T.L. (2022) Bridging gaps by including culture: Development and empirical test of the culturally informed theory for disordered eating among Black women. Eating Behaviors; 44, 101600. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101600

Fazzino, T. L., Dorling, J. L., Apolzan, J. W., & Martin, C. K. (2021). Meal composition during an ad libitum buffet meal and longitudinal predictions of weight and percent body fat change: The role of hyper-palatable, energy dense, and ultra-processed foods. Appetite, 167, 105592. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105592 

Hochsmann, C, Fearnbach, N, Dorling, JL, Fazzino, T.L., Meyers, CA, Apolzan, JW, & Marin, CK (2021) Preference, expected burden, and willingness to use digital and traditional methods to assess food and alcohol intake. Nutrients; 13, 2240. DOI: 10.3390/nu13103340

Kong, K. L., Fazzino, T. L., Rohde, K. M., & Morris, K. S. (2021). The Prevalence of Hyperpalatable Baby Foods and Exposure During Infancy: A Preliminary Investigation. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 614607. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.614607 

Bjorlie*, K & Fazzino, T.L. (2020) Impulsivity as a risk factor for weight gain and body roundness change among college freshmen. Eating Behaviors; 39: 101435. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101435

Fazzino, TL, Lejuez, CW, & Yi, R (2020) A behavioral activation intervention administered in a 16-week freshman orientation course: Study Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials; 90: 105950. DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.105950

Fazzino, TL, Martin, CK, Forbush, K. (2018) The Remote Food Photography Method and SmartIntake App for the Assessment of Alcohol Use in Young Adults: Feasibility Study and Comparison to Standard Assessment Methodology. Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth & uHealth; 6(9):e10460. DOI: 10.2196/10460 

Fazzino, TL, Raheel**, A, Peppercorn**, N, Forbush, Kirby, S**, K, Sher, K, & Befort, CA (2018). Motives for drinking alcohol and eating palatable foods: An evaluation of shared mechanisms and associations with drinking and binge eating. Addictive Behaviors; 85:113-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.04.025.