A psychobiological dimension of eating behaviour is proposed, which is anchored at the low
end by energy intake that is relatively well matched to energy output and is reflected by a …

With the rise in worldwide rates of obesity in the past few decades, scientists and clinicians
have focused considerable attention on trying to understand the causes of excessive and …

The feeding process is required for basic life, influenced by environment cues and tightly
regulated according to demands of the internal milieu by regulatory brain circuits. Although …

This commentary discusses the evidence linking patterns of compulsive overeating, such as
binge eating and grazing, with a putative psychopathological condition known commonly as …

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 …

Overeating ranges in severity from casual overindulgence to an overwhelming drive to
consume certain foods. At its most extreme, overeating can manifest as clinical diagnoses …

Compulsive eating behavior is a transdiagnostic construct that is characteristic of medical
and psychiatric conditions such as forms of obesity and eating disorders. Although feeding …

Increasing evidence suggests that binge eating-related disorders could be related to
addiction-like eating patterns due to the addictive potential of hyperpalatable foods …

The present research was initiated to examine the prevalence of forced consumption and its
role in subsequent food rejection. A forced consumption episode was defined as a situation …

Converging evidence from both animal and human studies have implicated hedonic eating
as a driver of both binge eating and obesity. The construct of food addiction has been used …