Introduction: Widely held assumptions and methods -- The energy demands of the brain -- Central mechanisms of eating -- Storage and digestion -- Peripheral mechanisms of eating -- Learning about food? Developmental aspects of eating behaviour -- Choosing between foods -- Cognitive aspects of eating behaviour -- The effect of others -- Social aspects of eating behaviour -- Getting inside people's heads: Restraint, emotional eating, disinhibition and their combined effects -- Dealing with obesity -- Dieting and drugs -- When eating behaviour goes wrong -- Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified -- Tying up loose ends -- Towards a combined theory in eating behaviour -- Appendix One: The neurochemistry of appetite regulation -- Appendix Two: The hormonal control of appetite regulation
Summary
This book is essential reading for psychology and health psychology students, those taking eating behaviour modules, and eating behaviour and disorders courses. It is also valuable reading for nutritionists, food scientists, occupational therapists and medical students
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-221) and index
