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

Other author Avena, Nicole M., 1978- editor.
Format Book
PublicationOxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxv, 221 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2014040915
ISBN9780199330454 alk. paper
ISBN019933045X alk. paper