Food intake is mediated, in part, through brain pathways for motivation and reinforcement.
Dysregulation of these pathways may underlay some of the behaviors exhibited by patients …

The eating disorders anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are severe
psychiatric disorders with high mortality. Our knowledge about the neurobiology of eating …

Is starvation in anorexia nervosa (AN) or overeating in bulimia nervosa (BN) a form of
addiction? Alternatively, why are individuals with BN more vulnerable and individuals with …

Objectives: This chapter reviews brain imaging findings in anorexia and bulimia nervosa
which characterize brain circuitry that may contribute to the pathophysiology of eating …

What we eat, when and how much, all are influenced by brain reward mechanisms that
generate “liking” and “wanting” for foods. As a corollary, dysfunction in reward circuits might …

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is characterized by the maintenance of an undernourished, or
starved, state. Persistent restrictive eating, or the recurrent intake of a diet that is inadequate …

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are severe eating disorders whose etiopathogenesis
is still unknown. Clinical features suggest that eating disorders may develop as reward …

The primary defining characteristic of a diagnosis of an eating disorder (ED) is the
“disturbance of eating or eating-related behavior that results in the altered consumption or …

Food addiction (FA) is loosely defined as hedonic eating behavior involving the
consumption of highly palatable foods (ie, foods high in salt, fat, and sugar) in quantities …

The obesity epidemic has led to the postulation that highly palatable foods may be
“addictive” for some individuals. This idea is supported by the fact that there are overlaps in …