The Pavlovian power of palatable food: Lessons for weight-loss adherence from a new rodent model of cue-induced overeating

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 693-701

  Boggiano, M M ^a   Dorsey, J R ^a   Thomas, J M ^a   Murdaugh, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Binge eating; Craving; External cues; Junk food

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CALORIC INTAKE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HABITUATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELAPSE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BULIMIA; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HYPERPHAGIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; OREOSOMATIDAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 67449141675     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.57     Document Type: Article

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