Is sweetness addictive?

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 52-60

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a   Bellisle, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dependence; DSM IV; Litigation; Obesity; Sugar

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ADDICTION; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EATING DISORDER; EPIDEMIC; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LIPID DIET; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; REWARD; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWEETNESS;

EID: 33947171034     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2007.00604.x     Document Type: Review

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