BookVictor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, Colin R. Martin, editors.
Summary: "In this book the editors aim to disseminate important data pertaining to the modulatory effects of foods and nutritional substances on behavior and neurological pathways and visa versa. This ranges from the neuroendocrine control of feeding to the effects of disease on the brain. The importance of this book pertains to the fact that food is an essential component of cultural heritage but the effects of perturbations in the food-cognitive axis can be quite profound. The complex inter-relationship between neuropsychological processing, diet and beharioural outcome is explored within the context of the most contemporary psychobiological research in the area. This comprehensive psychobiologically and pathology-themed text examines the broad spectrum of diet, behavioural and neuropsychological interactions from normative function to occurrences of severe and enduring psychopathology. The editors have taken a scientific and objective stand and included chapters that scrutinize the relationships between the brain, behaviour, food and nutrition in a scientific and rational way"--Preface.
Contents:
pt. 1. General and normative aspects : evolutionary and genetic
pt. 2. General and normative aspects : sensory
pt. 3. General and normative : endocrine and neuroendocrine
pt. 4. General and normative aspects : neurological
pt. 5. General and normative aspects : behavioural and psychological
pt. 6. General and normative aspects : physiological
pt. 7. General and normative aspects : feeding and eating
pt. 8. General and normative aspects : food choice, selection and preferences
pt. 9. General and normative aspects : appetite
pt. 10. General and normative aspects : fatty acids
pt. 11. Pathology and abnormal aspects : genetic
pt. 12. Pathology and abnormal aspects : sensory
pt. 13. Pathology and abnormal aspects : endocrine and neuroendocrine
pt. 14. Pathology and abnormal aspects : neurological
pt. 15. Pathology and abnormal aspects : behavioural and psychological
pt. 16. Pathology and abnormal aspects : physiological
pt. 17. Pathology and abnormal aspects : feeding and eating
pt. 18. Pathology and abnormal aspects : food choice, selection and preferences
pt. 19. Pathology and abnormal aspects : appetite
pt. 20. Pathology and abnormal aspects : lipids
pt. 21. Pathology and abnormal aspects : miscellaneous topics
pt. 22. Pregnancy
pt. 23. Developmental, children and adolescents
pt. 24. Starvation and nutrient deficiency
pt. 25. Anorexia nervosa
pt. 26. Bulimia nervosa and night eating syndrome
pt. 27. Metabolic syndrome and non-obese-overweight
pt. 28. Obesity
pt. 29. Diabetes
pt. 30. Nutrient excess and toxicity
pt. 31. Ageing and Dementia
pt. 32. Alcohol
pt. 33. Quality of Life
pt. 34. Body image
pt. 35. The young and adolescents
pt. 36. Adults and the elderly
pt. 37. Other general or specific conditions
pt. 38. Selective methods.