Main description:

Overeating and obesity are on the rise. Despite public health warnings, availability of diet books and programs, and the stigma associated with obesity, many people find it difficult to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. While there are many books on the topic of caloric or need-based eating, obesity and overeating can also result from eating that is not driven by hunger. Recent research found that excess food intake is largely driven by the palatability of
food and the pleasure derived from eating.

Hedonic Eating: How the Pleasure of Food Affects Our Brain and Behavior will appeal to scientists, medical doctors, psychologists, counselors and students taking specialized courses that cover appetite. It will also appeal to the general public intersted in learning more about topics, including brain reward-related mechanisms associated with food intake, eating behaviors resulting from these changes in the brain, obesity, and overeating, and science-based approaches to combat the
changing landscape of our food environment.

Contents:

Forward ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1. Introduction ; Chapter 2. Why Do We Eat What We Eat? ; Chapter 3. The Brain's Got a Taste for Good Food ; Chapter 4. Craving Chocolate? A Review of Individual Differences, Triggers, and Assessment of Food Cravings ; Chapter 5. Overeating and Binge Eating ; Chapter 6. Brain-Based Drivers and Consequences of Hedonic Overeating ; Chapter 7. Food 'Liking' and 'Wanting': a Neurobiological Perspective ; Chapter 8. The Influence of Dieting (Hedonic Deprivation) on Food Intake, How It Can Promote Hedonic Overeating, and Mindful Eating Interventions ; Chapter 9. The Modern Food Environment- Changes in Food Quantity and Quality and Their Impact on Hedonic Eating ; Chapter 10. Food Addiction