Food and Addiction A Comprehensive Handbook

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 a...

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Main Authors Brownell, Kelly D, Gold, Mark S
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford University Press, Incorporated 2012
Oxford University Press
Edition1
Subjects
Animal models
Compulsive eating
Drug abuse
Eating disorders
Obesity
Treatment
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Summary: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.
ISBN:9780199738168
0199738165