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Main Description

Despite widespread coverage in the media, there is little emphasis on nutrition in books covering psychology, and little emphasis on behavior in nutrition textbooks. This book provides interested readers in the fields of nutrition and psychology with information on how these two disciplines interface.

Traditional topics (e.g. micronutrients, sugar, eating disorders) are addressed, as well as more recent topics (e.g. herbs, PUFAs, obesity). Research methods and results that demonstrate the utility of considering both perspectives when designing studies to explore human behavior are critically reviewed. This book will be of significant interest to advanced students of nutrition, dietetics and psychology.

Readership

Advanced students of nutrition, dietetics and psychology.

Main Contents

• Introduction, J Worobey, Rutgers University, USA
• Concepts and models in nutrition and behavior, J Worobey
• Research methods and analytic strategies, J Worobey
• Direct effects of nutrition on behavior: Brain-behavior connection, J Worobey
• Short-term effects of nutrition on behavior: Neurotransmitters, J Worobey and R B Kanarek, Tufts University, USA
• Effects of chronic and acute forms of undernutrition, J Worobey
• B vitamins, the central nervous system, and behavior, B J Tepper, Rutgers University, USA and R B Kanarek
• Minerals, the central nervous system, and behavior, B J Tepper
• Dietary supplements, mental performance and behavior, B J Tepper
• Bio-behavioral and psychosocial influences on nutrition, B J Tepper
• Dietary sugar and behavior, K E D'Anci, Tufts University, USA and R B Kanarek
• Caffeine, the methylxanthines, and alcohol, K E D'Anci and R B Kanarek
• Alcohol, brain functioning and behavior, R B Kanarek
• Eating disorder syndromes: Anorexia and bulimia nervosa, J Worobey
• Behavioral aspects of overweight and obesity, J Worobey
• Appendix: A primer on basic statistics in nutrition and behavior research, J Worobey

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