Food addiction is one of several hypotheses currently used to explain recent increases in the prevalence of obesity. Attribution theory describes an individual's locus of control over behavior. This cross-sectional quantitative study examined the relationship between food addiction and obesity by measuring food addiction markers and using the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS). One hundred fifty-four participants from a university participant pool completed the YFAS survey, and a logistic regression model was used to analyze the data collected. The study results suggested that 34.4% of obese individuals had a high risk for food addiction and 27.9% of obese individuals had a moderate risk of food addiction. The odds of obesity for individuals with high and moderate food addiction risk were respectively 7.225 times (p < .001) and 2.684 times (p = .03) the odds of obesity among individuals with low food addiction risk. The results of the logistic regression analysis indicated that high and moderate risk for food addiction was statistically significantly associated with obesity. The study suggested that identifying food addiction risk might be beneficial for obese individuals to effectively control weight gain and sustain weight loss. This study provides additional confirmation of evidence regarding the relationship between obesity and food addiction, and implications for positive social change including decreasing the prevalence of obesity and improved quality of life.