how the pleasure of food affects our brains and behavoir /
edited by Nicole M. Avena
xv, 221 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Why do we eat what we eat? / Kevin Myersy -- The brain's got a taste for good food / Annette Horstmann -- Craving chocolate? A review of individual differences, triggers, and assessment of food cravings / Ashley Mason & Elissa Epel -- Overeating and binge eating / Margaret Leitch & Allan Geliebter -- Brain-based drivers and consequences of hedonic overeating / Kyle S. Burger, Pranish A. Kantak & Abigail J. Sanders -- Food 'liking' and 'wanting' : a neurobiological perspective / Susana Peciña -- The influence of dieting (hedonic deprivation) on food intake, how it can promote hedonic overeating, and mindful-eating interventions / Alexis Conason -- The modern food environment : changes in food quantity and quality and their impact on hedonic eating / Wendy M. Stein & Kathleen Keller -- Food addiction / Emily Sullivan, Alastair Tulloch, Ashley Gearhardt & Nicole M. Avena