Can certain foods hijack the brain in ways similar to drugs and alcohol, and is this effect
sufficiently strong to contribute to major diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart …

GS of the major perplexities facing researchers interested in the study of eating is the
seeming incongruity of much of the research conducted to date. Much of the inherently …

Although certain commonalities exist between eating and drug use (mood effects, external
cue-control of appetites, reinforcement, etc.), it is argued that the vast majority of cases of …

The book covers the subject of eating and food related behaviour from the five main areas of
psychology, including; developmental, cognitive, social, biological, and pathological …

Most of the evidence for or against food addiction in humans focuses on similarities between
food craving and drug craving. There are numerous parallels in neuroanatomy …

The relationship between eating and emotion has always interested researchers of human
behavior. This relationship varies according to the particular characteristics of the individual …

Complementary neuronal recordings and functional neuroimaging in human subjects show
that the primary taste cortex in the anterior insula provides separate and combined …

Human eating behavior has been studied in order to understand its role in spontaneous
body weight regulation and to develop eating control strategies that can be used in weight …

Eating behavior is a broad term that encompasses food choice and motives, feeding
practices, dieting, and eating-related problems such as obesity, eating disorders, and …

Current research in human eating is assessed from the perspective of current research
methods which stress laboratory research, the use of artificial foods rather than real meals …