Normal eating behaviour is coordinated by the tightly regulated balance between intestinal
and extra-intestinal homeostatic and hedonic mechanisms. By contrast, food addiction is a …

According to learning‐based models of behavior, food cue reactivity and craving are
conditioned responses that lead to increased eating and subsequent weight gain. However …

Background Behavioral addiction research has been particularly flourishing over the last two
decades. However, recent publications have suggested that nearly all daily life activities …

Abstract In 2016 the World Health Organization reported 39% of the world's adult population
(over 18 y) was overweight, with western countries such as Australia and the United States …

Obesity is a heterogeneous construct that, despite multiple and diverse attempts, has been
difficult to treat. One conceptualization gaining media and research attention in recent years …

Substance addiction (or drug addiction) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a
recurring desire to continue taking the drug despite harmful consequences. Non-substance …

Relatively little is known about the neuropathophysiology of binge-eating disorder (BED).
Here, the evidence from neuroimaging, neurocognitive, genetics, and animal studies are …

Why do we repeat choices that we know are bad for us? Decision making is characterized
by the parallel engagement of two distinct systems, goal-directed and habitual, thought to …

The global rise in the prevalence of obesity and associated co-morbidities such as type 2
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer represents a major public health concern. The …

Drug addiction and obesity appear to share several properties. Both can be defined as
disorders in which the saliency of a specific type of reward (food or drug) becomes …