Nutrition & behavior : a multidisciplinary approach /
John Worobey, Beverly J. Tepper, Robin Kanarek.
- 2nd edition.
- p. ; cm.
Preceded by Nutrition and behavior / John Worobey, Beverly J. Tepper and Robin B. Kanarek ; with a contribution by Kristen E. D'Anci. c2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Concepts and models in nutrition and behavior -- Research methods and analytic strategies -- Direct effects of nutrition on behavior : brain-behavior connections -- Short-term effects of nutrition on behavior : neurotransmitters -- Effects of chronic and acute forms of undernutrition -- B vitamins, the central nervous system, and behavior -- Minerals, the central nervous system, and behavior -- Dietary supplements and mental functioning -- Bio-behavioral and psychosocial influences on food selection -- Dietary sugar and behavior -- Caffeine, the methylxanthines, and behavior -- Alcohol, brain functioning and behavior -- Eating disorder syndromes: anorexia and bulimia nervosa -- Behavioral aspects of overweight and obesity.