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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463402803321

Titolo

Hedonic eating : how the pleasure of food affects our brains and behavior / / edited by Nicole M. Avena, PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-939825-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/26

Soggetti

Food habits - Psychology

Food habits

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Hedonic Eating; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Why Do We Eat What We Eat?; 3. The Brain's Got a Taste for Good Food; 4. Craving Chocolate? A Review of Individual Differences, Triggers, and Assessment of Food Cravings; 5. Overeating and Binge Eating; 6. Brain-Based Drivers and Consequences of Hedonic Overeating; 7. Food "Liking" and "Wanting": A Neurobiological Perspective; 8. The Influence of Dieting (Hedonic Deprivation) on Food Intake, How It Can Promote Hedonic Overeating, and Mindful-Eating Interventions

9. The Modern Food Environment: Changes in Food Quantity and Quality and Their Impact on Hedonic Eating10. Food Addiction; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Overeating and obesity are on the rise. Despite public health warnings, availability of diet books and programs, and the stigma associated with obesity, many people find it difficult to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. While there are many books on the topic of caloric or need-based eating, obesity and overeating can also result from eating that is not driven by hunger. Recent research found that excess food intake is largely driven by the palatability of food and the pleasure derived from eating. Hedonic Eating: How the Pleasurable Aspects of



Food Can Affect Appetite discusses the