Background There is growing evidence that an addictive‐eating phenotype may exist. There
is significant debate regarding whether highly processed foods (HPFs; foods with refined …

The purpose of this review is to spark integrative thinking in the area of eating behaviors by
critically examining research on exemplary constructs in this area. The eating behaviors …

Abstract Purpose of Review The goals of this paper are to report current research practices
in investigations of human appetite control and to assess their relationships with emerging …

Excessively devaluing delayed reinforcers co‐occurs with a wide variety of clinical
conditions such as drug dependence, obesity, and excessive gambling. If excessive delay …

Caffeine is a widely used psychoactive substance in both adults and children that is legal,
easy to obtain, and socially acceptable to consume. Although once relatively restricted to …

There is an increasing policy commitment to address the avoidable burdens of unhealthy
diet, overweight and obesity. However, to design effective policies, it is important to …

Research indicates that dysfunctional food reward processing may contribute to pathological
eating behaviour. It is widely recognized that both the amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex …

Sugar addiction: pushing the drug-sugar analogy to the limit : Current Opinion in Clinical
Nutrition & Metabolic Care Sugar addiction: pushing the drug-sugar analogy to the limit : Current …

Choice is a central construct in behavioral economics, with choice research divided into
choice of concurrent alternative reinforcers, which is conceptualized as relative reinforcing …

This report reviews findings from studies that have investigated whether abnormalities in
reward from food intake and anticipated food intake increase risk for obesity. Self-report and …