Obesity is considered a public health crisis. In order to tackle this, an enhanced appreciation
of what drives some consumers to overeat is required. It is clear that several features of the …

Human food intake is driven by necessity, but modern industrialized societies are
characterized by food surfeit and an increasingly 'obesogenic'environment. This …

There is currently a paradox in Western societies: the thin ideal for body shape that
dominates our culture makes dieting normative, but at the same time, obesity has become …

There is growing evidence of 'food addiction'(FA) in sugar-and fat-bingeing animals. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the legitimacy of this disorder in the human …

There is a tendency to blame the so-called 'obesogenic'environment, characterised by the
abundant presence of high caloric, palatable foods, for the failure of self-regulation of eating …

It is well documented that approach tendencies for appetitive substances play a role in
certain unhealthy patterns of consumption. However, it remains uncertain whether …

Understanding why people eat what they eat in everyday life, that is, motives for eating
behavior, is crucial for the development of interventions to promote normal eating and to …

Background Snack foods are often high in fat and sugar. Thus, reducing snack consumption
may be a useful weight management strategy. However, individuals may snack for a variety …

Objective The ability to regulate overeating has been recognised as integral to healthy
weight management and an alternative approach to dieting in addressing excess weight, yet …

This study examined which individuals in particular are susceptible or resistant to develop
overweight in our current obesogenic environment. A cross-sectional study was conducted …