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Food and addiction : a comprehensive handbook  Cover Image E-book E-book

Food and addiction : a comprehensive handbook

Brownell, Kelly D. (Added Author). Gold, Mark S. (Added Author).

Summary: "Can certain foods hijack the brain in ways similar to drugs and alcohol, and is this effect sufficiently strong to contribute to major diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, and hence constitute a public health menace? Terms like "chocoholic" and "food addict" are part of popular lore, some popular diet books discuss the concept of addiction, and there are food addiction programs with names like Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous. Clinicians who work with patients often hear the language of addiction when individuals speak of irresistible cravings, withdrawal symptoms when starting a diet, and increasing intake of palatable foods over time. But what does science show, and how strong is the evidence that food and addiction is a real and important phenomenon? Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook brings scientific order to the issue of food and addiction, spanning multiple disciplines to create the foundation for what is a rapidly advancing field and to highlight needed advances in science and public policy. The book assembles leading scientists and policy makers from fields such as nutrition, addiction, psychology, epidemiology, and public health to explore and analyze the scientific evidence for the addictive properties of food. It provides complete and comprehensive coverage of all subjects pertinent to food and addiction, from basic background information on topics such as food intake, metabolism, and environmental risk factors for obesity, to diagnostic criteria for food addiction, the evolutionary and developmental bases of eating addictions, and behavioral and pharmacologic interventions, to the clinical, public health, and legal and policy implications of recognizing the validity of food addiction. Each chapter reviews the available science and notes needed scientific advances in the field"--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780199374571
  • ISBN: 0199374570
  • ISBN: 0199738165
  • ISBN: 9780199738168
  • ISBN: 128357697X
  • ISBN: 9781283576970
  • ISBN: 0199908214
  • ISBN: 9780199908219
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 462 pages) : illustrations
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  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: pt. 5 : Public health approaches and implications. Taxes on energy-dense foods to improve nutrition and prevent obesity / John Cawley ; Addressing disparities related to food intake and obesity / Shiriki Kumanyika ; Is food advertising feeding Americans' sugar habit? An analysis of exposure to television advertising for high-sugar foods / Jennifer L Harris ; Environmental interventions to reduce overeating in children / Thomas N. Robinson and Donna M. Matheson ; Nutrition practices in schools / Marlene B. Schwartz and Nicole L. Novak -- pt. 6 : Legal and policy implications. Legal and policy implications : litigation / Stephen P. Teret and Lainie Rutkow ; Legal implications : regulating sales and marketing / Jennifer L. Pomeranz ; What lessons for food policy can be learned from alcohol control? / Ian Gilmore and Karishma Chandaria ; Policy lessons learned from tobacco / Kenneth E. Warner ; Lessons from drug policy / Robert L. DuPont ; Global policies affecting diet and obesity / Tim Lobstein ; pt. 7 : Concluding comments. Food and addiction : scientific, social, legal, and legislative implications / Kelly D. Brownell and Mark S. Gold.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Obesity
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Obesity
Eating disorders -- Animal models
Eating disorders
Drug abuse -- Treatment
Compulsive eating
SELF-HELP -- Eating Disorders
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Eating Disorders
Drug abuse -- Treatment
Compulsive eating
Obesity
Eating disorders -- Animal models
Eating disorders
Genre: Electronic book.
Electronic books.

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