Variety and hyperpalatability: Are they promoting addictive overeating?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 367-368

  Avena, Nicole M ^a,b   Gold, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; SUCROSE;

BODY MASS; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PALATABILITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; OBESITY;

EID: 79960862181     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.020164     Document Type: Editorial

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