The obesity epidemic: Is glycemic index the key to unlocking a hidden addiction?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 709-714

  Thornley, Simon ^a   McRobbie, Hayden ^b   Eyles, Helen ^b   Walker, Natalie ^b   Simmons, Greg ^a  

^a Auckland Regional Public Health Service   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ABSTINENCE; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; EMPIRICISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; NERVE TRACT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY MASS INDEX; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD HABITS; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 52949096121     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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