Nutrition and behavior : a multidisciplinary approach
Wallingford, UK
CABI
2015
vi, 266 p. : ill.
Preceded by Nutrition and behavior/ John Worobey, Beverly J. Tepper and Robin B. Kanarek; with a contribution by Kristen E. D'Anci. c2006
Includes bibliographical references and index
John Worobey, Beverly J. Tepper, Robin Kanarek
2nd ed
Introduction -- Concepts and models in nutrition and behavior -- Research methods and analytic strategies -- Direct effects of nutrition on behavior : brain-behavior connections -- Short-term effects of nutrition on behavior : neurotransmitters -- Effects of chronic and acute forms of undernutrition -- B vitamins, the central nervous system, and behavior -- Minerals, the central nervous system, and behavior -- Dietary supplements and mental functioning -- Bio-behavioral and psychosocial influences on food selection -- Dietary sugar and behavior -- Caffeine, the methylxanthines, and behavior -- Alcohol, brain functioning and behavior -- Eating disorder syndromes: anorexia and bulimia nervosa -- Behavioral aspects of overweight and obesity