| Description |
xiv, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introductions : the essential nutrients of the psychology of eating and drinking -- Ch. 2. Down the hatch : hunger and satiety -- Ch. 3. "You never miss the water till the well runs dry" : thirst -- Ch. 4. The nose knows (and so does the tongue) -- Ch. 5. Genes rule - or do they? -- Ch. 6. One person's meat is another person's poison : the effects of experience on food preferences -- Ch. 7. This or that : choosing what we eat and drink -- Ch. 8. You are what you eat and drink -- CH. 9. "Hunger talks a most persuasive language" : anorexia and bulimia -- Ch. 10. The battle with the bulge : overeating and obesity -- Ch. 11. Drinking your life away : alcohol use and abuse -- Ch. 12. How sweet it is : type 2 diabetes -- Ch. 13. Strictly about females -- Ch. 14. When and why smoking affects your weight -- Ch. 15. We do not live by bread alone : cuisine, beer, and wine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-343) and indexes |
| Subject |
Food habits -- Psychological aspects.
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Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
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Drinking behavior.
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Food preferences.
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| LC no. |
2004006642 |
| ISBN |
0415950090 paperback alkaline paper |
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0415950082 hdbk alkaline paper |
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