The neurobiological underpinnings of obesity and binge eating: a rationale for adopting the food addiction model
DG Smith, TW Robbins - Biological psychiatry, 2013 - Elsevier
The food addiction model of overeating has been proposed to help explain the widespread
advancement of obesity over the last 30 years. Parallels in neural substrates and
neurochemistry, as well as corresponding motivational and behavioral traits, are
increasingly coming to light; however, there are still key differences between the two
disorders that must be acknowledged. We critically examine these common and divergent
characteristics using the theoretical framework of prominent drug addiction models …
advancement of obesity over the last 30 years. Parallels in neural substrates and
neurochemistry, as well as corresponding motivational and behavioral traits, are
increasingly coming to light; however, there are still key differences between the two
disorders that must be acknowledged. We critically examine these common and divergent
characteristics using the theoretical framework of prominent drug addiction models …
