The prevalence of food addiction and its associations with plasma oxytocin level and anthropometric and dietary measurements in Iranian women with obesity.

•The prevalence of FA was 26.2% 26.2% in Iranian women population with obesity based on the Iranian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS).•Individuals meeting the criteria for FA had higher body weight and BMI compared to individuals not meeting the threshold of food addiction.•Class III obesity probably had higher odds for meeting criteria for FA compared to class I.•A higher percent of energy intakes from carbohydrate, protein and fat was demonstrated in the FAD group, compared to the NFA group.•Higher odds ratio of FA in individuals with lower oxytocin levels may highlight the role of oxytocin in hyperphasia in obese FAD participants.