The obesity epidemic: The role of addiction

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-328

  Taylor, Valerie H ^a   Curtis, Claire M ^b   Davis, Caroline ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; NALTREXONE; OPIATE;

ADDICTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; COMPULSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FOOD ADDICTION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSULA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NOTE; OBESITY; PALATABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RELAPSE; REWARD; SATIETY; STOMACH SURGERY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; DOWN REGULATION; EATING DISORDERS; EPIDEMIC; GAMBLING; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOWN-REGULATION; EATING DISORDERS; ENERGY INTAKE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2;

EID: 77953305993     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.091142     Document Type: Note

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