Overview

Can certain foods hijack the brain in ways similar to drugs and alcohol, and is this effect sufficiently strong to contribute to major diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, and hence constitute a public health menace? Terms like chocoholic and food addict are part of popular lore, some popular diet books discuss the concept of addiction, and there are food addiction programs with names like Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous. Clinicians who work with patients often hear the language of addiction when individuals speak of irresistible cravings, withdrawal symptoms when starting a diet, and increasing intake of palatable foods over time. But what does science show, and how strong is the evidence that food and addiction is a real and important phenomenon?Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook brings scientific order to the issue of food and addiction, spanning multiple disciplines to create the foundation for what is a rapidly advancing field and to highlight needed advances in science and public policy. The book assembles leading scientists and policy makers from fields such as nutrition, addiction, psychology, epidemiology, and public health to explore and analyze the scientific evidence for the addictive properties of food. It provides complete and comprehensive coverage of all subjects pertinent to food and addiction, from basic background information on topics such as food intake, metabolism, and environmental risk factors for obesity, to diagnostic criteria for food addiction, the evolutionary and developmental bases of eating addictions, and behavioral and pharmacologic interventions, to the clinical, public health, and legal and policy implications of recognizing the validity of food addiction. Each chapter reviews the available science and notes needed scientific advances in the field.

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Author:   Kelly D. Brownell (Professor of Psychology, Epidemiology and Public Health and Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, USA) ,  Mark S. Gold (Distinguished Professor, Donald R. Dizney Eminent Scholar, and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.60cm
Weight:   1.032kg
ISBN:  

9780199738168

ISBN 10:   0199738165
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   14 September 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contributors Introduction Food and Addiction: Why and Why Now? Kelly D. Brownell and Mark S. Gold Part 1: The Neurobiology and Psychology of Addiction 1. Animal Models of Drug Addiction George F. Koob 2. Human Laboratory Models of Addiction Barbara J. Mason and Amanda E. Higley 3. Neuroanatomy of Addiction George F. Koob 4. Genetics of Addiction Ernest P. Noble 5. Epigenetic Changes in Addiction and Eating Disorders Firas H. Kobeissy, Mahdi Razafsha, Zhiqun Zhang and Mark S. Gold 6. Feeding Systems and Drugs of Abuse Brittany L. Mason, Eric J. Nestler and Michael Lutter 7. Co-occurring Addiction and Psychiatric Disorders Shelly F. Greenfield and Michele A. Crisafulli 8. The Study of Craving and its Role in Addiction Peter M. Monti and Lara A.Ray 9. Stress and Addiction: A Brief Overview Rajita Sinha Part 2: Regulation of Eating and Body Weight 10. The Changing Face of Global Diet and Nutrition Barry M. Popkin 11. Weight and Diet among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2005-2008 Cynthia L. Ogden, Molly M. Lamb, Brian K. Kit and Jacqueline D. Wright 12. Genetics of Body Weight Regulation Wendy K. Chung and Rudolph L. Leibel 13. Central Regulation of Hunger, Satiety, and Body Weight Hans-Rudolf Berthoud 14. Peripheral Regulation of Hunger and Satiety Gary J. Schwartz 15. Food Intake and Metabolism Douglas S. Ramsay and Stephen C. Woods 16. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Balance Marcelo O. Dietrich and Tamas Horvath 17. Prenatal Programming of Obesity: Role of Macronutrient-Specific Peptide Systems Irene Morganstern, Jessica R. Barson and Sarah F. Leibowitz 18. The Biology and Psychology of Taste Linda M. Bartoshuk and Derek J. Snyder 19. Leptin Gene Therapy for Hyperphagia, Obesity, Metabolic Diseases and Addiction: A New Opportunity Satya P. Kalra 20. Lessons from Prader-Willi Syndrome and Pathological Brain Reinforcement Yijun Liu and Yi Zhang 21. Environmental Toxins as Triggers for Obesity Angelo Tremblay and Marina Sanchez 22. The Special Case of Sugar Sweetened Beverages Cara B. Ebbeling, Walter C. Willett and David S. Ludwig 23. The Impact of Portion Size and Energy Density on Eating Barbara J. Rolls 24. Specific Environmental Drivers of Eating Brian Wansink Part 3: Research on Food and Addiction 25. Food Addiction and Diagnostic Criteria for Dependence Ashley N. Gearhardt and William R. Corbin 26. Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Contributions to Today's Obesity Quagmire Elliott M. Blass 27. Food Reward Dana M. Small 28. Dopamine Deficiency, Eating and Body Weight Gene-Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow and Joanna S. Folwer 29. Genes and Reward Circuitry as Predictors of Eating and Weight Gain Sonja Yokum and Eric Stice 30. Hormones, Hunger and Food Addiction Alain Dagher 31. Bingeing, Withdrawal, and Craving: An Animal Model of Sugar Addiction Nicole M. Avena and Bartley G. Hoebel 32. Incubation of Sucrose Craving in Animal Models Jeffrey W. Grimm 33. Liking vs. Wanting Food in Human Appetite: Relation to Craving, Overconsumption and Food Addiction Graham Finlayson, Michelle Dalton and John E. Blundell 34. The Psychology of Food Cravings Andrew J. Hill 35. Is Sugar as Addictive as Cocaine? Serge H. Ahmed 36. Caffeine, Addiction, and Food Consumption Daniel P. Evatt and Roland R. Griffiths 37. Interactions between Smoking, Eating, and Body Weight Marney A. White and Stephanie S. O'Malley 38. Interactions between Alcohol Consumption, Eating, and Weight Ashley N. Gearhardt and William R. Corbin 39. Relationships Between Drugs of Abuse and Eating Daniel M. Blumenthal and Mark S. Gold 40. Stress and Reward: Neural Networks, Eating, and Obesity Elissa S. Epel, A. Janet Tomiyama and Mary F. Dallman 41. Public Attitudes About Addiction as a Cause of Obesity Colleen L. Barry Part 4: Clinical Approaches and Implications 42. Clinical Assessment of Food and Addiction Ashley N. Gearhardt and William R. Corbin 43. Psychological Treatments for Substance Use Disorders Lisa J. Merlo 44. Behavioral Treatments for Obesity Caitlin A. LaGrotte and Gary D. Foster 45. Pharmacotherapy of addictive disorders Ece Tek and Stephanie S. O'Malley 46. Pharmacotherapy for Obesity: Current and Future Treatments Orli Rosen and Louis J. Aronne 47. Surgical Treatments for Obesity Marion L. Vetter, Lucy F. Hemsley-Faulconbridge, Noel N. Williams and Thomas A. Wadden 48. Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Dependence in 2011 and Relevance to Food Addiction Kimberly Blumenthal, Robert DuPont and Mark. S. Gold 49. Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder Carlos M. Grilo 50. Exercise Addiction and Aversion: Implications for Eating and Obesity David M. Williams and Bess H. Marcus 51. New Treatments for Obesity Based on Addiction Models Richard L. Shriner 52. From the Front Lines: The Impact of Refined Food Addiction on Well-Being Joan Ifland, Kay Sheppard and H. Theresa Wright 53. From the Front Lines: A Clinical Approach to Food and Addiction Philip Werdell 54. From the Front Lines: Food and Addiction: A Personal Story Anne Rosenberg Part 5: Public Health Approaches and Implications 55. Taxes on Energy Dense Foods to Improve Nutrition and Prevent Obesity John Cawley 56. Addressing Disparities Related to Food Intake and Obesity Shiriki Kumanyika 57. Is Food Advertising Feeding Americans' Sugar Habit? An Analysis of Exposure to Television Advertising for High-Sugar Foods Jennifer L Harris 58. Environmental Interventions to Reduce Overeating in Children Thomas N. Robinson and Donna M. Matheson 59. Nutrition Practices in Schools Marlene B. Schwartz and Nicole L. Novak Part 6: Legal and Policy Implications 60. Legal and Policy Implications: Litigation Stephen P. Teret and Lainie Rutkow 61. Legal Implications: Regulating Sales and Marketing Jennifer L. Pomeranz 62. What Lessons for Food Policy Can Be Learned from Alcohol Control? Ian Gilmore and Karishma Chandaria 63. Policy Lessons Learned from Tobacco Kenneth E. Warner 64. Lessons from Drug Policy Robert L. DuPont 65. Global Policies Affecting Diet and Obesity Tim Lobstein Part 7: Concluding Comments 66. Food and Addiction: Scientific, Social, Legal, and Legislative Implications Kelly D. Brownell and Mark S. Gold

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<br> Brownell and Gold offer in-depth information on subjects ranging from the neurobiology and neurochemistry of addiction to the genetics that may predispose a person to food abuse... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, professionals. -- B.L. Marshall, William Paterson University of New Jersey, CHOICE<br><p><br>

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Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., is Dean and Professor of Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Dr. Brownell is a member of the Institute of Medicine and in 2006 was named by Time Magazine as one of the World's 100 Most Influential People. Mark S. Gold, M.D., is the Donald Dizney Eminent Scholar, Distinguished Professor, and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Florida, College of Medicine. Dr. Gold is a member of the McKnight Brain Institute and has worked for 40 years in translational addiction research. He is also an author, mentor, and inventor who has developed new treatments and models for understanding addiction and overeating.

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