Chair: David Wiss, PhD, MS, RDN

Dr. David A. Wiss is an expert registered dietician nutritionist and PhD researcher. His work focusses on the intersections between disordered eating, trauma and adversity, overweight and obesity, substance-related addictive disorders (including “food/UPF /sugar addiction”), and other mental health outcomes, especially in soceoeconomically disadvantaged individuals. Dr. Wiss is deeply commited to improving clinical health outcomes and tools through contributions like the Disordered Eating Food Addiction Nutrition Guide (DEFANG).

1. Wiss DA, LaFata EM, Tomiyama AJ. A novel weight suppression score associates with distinct eating disorder and ultra-processed food symptoms compared to the traditional weight suppression measure among adults seeking outpatient nutrition counseling. J Eat Disord. 2024;12(1):75.
2. Wiss DA, LaFata EM, Tomiyama AJ. Correction: A novel weight suppression score associates with distinct eating disorder and ultra-processed food addiction symptoms compared to the traditional weight suppression measure among adults seeking outpatient nutrition counseling. J Eat Disord. 2024;12(1):85.
3. Wiss DA, LaFata EM. Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle? Nutrients. 2024;16(12).
4. Brewerton TD, Dennis K, Wiss DA. Dismantling the myth of "all foods fit" in eating disorder treatment. J Eat Disord. 2024;12(1):60.
5. Wiss DA, Prelip ML, Upchurch DM, et al. Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles. J Urban Health. 2023;100(2):327-340.
6. Wiss DA, Prelip ML, Upchurch DM, von Ehrenstein OS, Tomiyama AJ, Shoptaw SJ. 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. Int J Drug Policy. 2022;110:103899.
7. Wiss DA, Brewerton TD, Tomiyama AJ. Limitations of the protective measure theory in explaining the role of childhood sexual abuse in eating disorders, addictions, and obesity: an updated model with emphasis on biological embedding. Eat Weight Disord. 2022;27(4):1249-1267.
8. Wiss D. Clinical Considerations of Ultra-processed Food Addiction Across Weight Classes: an Eating Disorder Treatment and Care Perspective. Curr Addict Rep. 2022;9(4):255-267.
9. Unwin J, Delon C, Giæver H, et al. Low carbohydrate and psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of ultra-processed food addiction. Front Psychiatry. 2022;13:1005523.
10. Wiss DA, Russell L, Prelip M. Staff-perceived barriers to nutrition intervention in substance use disorder treatment. Public Health Nutr. 2021;24(11):3488-3497.
11. Wiss DA, Javanbakht M, Li MJ, et al. Food insecurity partially mediates the association between drug use and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, California. Public Health Nutr. 2021;24(13):3977-3985.
12. Bray B, Rodríguez-Martín BC, Wiss DA, Bray CE, Zwickey H. Overeaters Anonymous: An Overlooked Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(14).
13. Wiss DA, Brewerton TD. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Obesity: A Systematic Review of Plausible Mechanisms and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies. Physiol Behav. 2020;223:112964.
14. Wiss DA, Avena N, Gold M. Food Addiction and Psychosocial Adversity: Biological Embedding, Contextual Factors, and Public Health Implications. Nutrients. 2020;12(11).
15. Wiss D, Brewerton T. Separating the Signal from the Noise: How Psychiatric Diagnoses Can Help Discern Food Addiction from Dietary Restraint. Nutrients. 2020;12(10).
16. Wiss DA, Schellenberger M, Prelip ML. Rapid Assessment of Nutrition Services in Los Angeles Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers. J Community Health. 2019;44(1):88-94.
17. Wiss DA. A Biopsychosocial Overview of the Opioid Crisis: Considering Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Health. Front Public Health. 2019;7:193.
18. Wiss DA. The Relationship Between Alcohol and Glycohemoglobin: A Biopsychosocial Perspective. Biores Open Access. 2019;8(1):146-154.
19. Wiss DA, Schellenberger M, Prelip ML. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018;118(12):2217-2221.
20. Wiss DA, Avena N, Rada P. Sugar Addiction: From Evolution to Revolution. Front Psychiatry. 2018;9:545.
21. Wiss DA, Criscitelli K, Gold M, Avena N. Preclinical evidence for the addiction potential of highly palatable foods: Current developments related to maternal influence. Appetite. 2017;115:19-27.
22. Wiss DA, Brewerton TD. Incorporating food addiction into disordered eating: the disordered eating food addiction nutrition guide (DEFANG). Eat Weight Disord. 2017;22(1):49-59.