Diet, brain, behavior : practical implications / edited by Robin B. Kanarek and Harris R. Lieberman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lieberman, Harris R.

Kanarek, Robin B.

Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain.

Nutrition.

Brain--physiology.

Behavior--physiology.

Cognition--physiology.

Diet.

Nutritional Physiological Phenomena--physiology.

Medical Subjects:

Brain--physiology.

Behavior--physiology.

Cognition--physiology.

Diet.

Nutritional Physiological Phenomena--physiology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2012]

Summary:

Kanarek (psychology, Tufts U.) and Lieberman (a research psychologist in the Military Nutrition Division of the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine) present 14 chapters discussing practical and applied issues of nutritional neuroscience, having selected a diverse array of topics in order to demonstrate the scope of the field. Topics include hydration and brain function; breakfast and adult and child behaviors; implications for obesity and other eating disorders of the reward deficiency hypothesis; potential consequences of obesity on cognitive behavior; creatine, brain functioning, and behavior; theanine, mood, and behavior; and caffeine effects on aggression and risky decision making. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Mental energy and fatigue : science and the consumer / Harris R. Lieberman

Hydration and brain function / Kristen E. D'Anci

Diet as an analgesic modality / Alexis M. Codrington, Yoram Shir, and John Pereira

Breakfast and adult and children behaviors / Andrew P. Smith

Diet, physical activity, and substrate oxidation : implications for appetite control, weight loss, and body composition / Mark Hopkins, Neil A. King, and John E. Blundell

The reward deficiency hypothesis : implications for obesity and other eating disorders / Brenda M. Geiger, Erin N. Umberg, and Emmanuel N. Pothos

Potential consequences of obesity on cognitive behavior / Nicole A. Jurdak and Robin B. Kanarek

Dietary supplements for weight loss / Igho Onakpoya and Edzard Ernst

Sweet taste preferences and cravings in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) : implications for diet and medical management / Beverly J. Tepper ... [et al.]

Homocysteine, B vitamins, and cognitive function / Joshua W. Miller

Creatine, brain functioning, and behavior / Patricia J. Allen, Kristen E. D'Anci, and Robin B. Kanarek

Theanine, mood, and behavior / Jessica E. Smith and Peter J. Rogers

Caffeine : practical implications / Andrew P. Smith

Caffeine effects on aggression and risky decision making / Caroline R. Mahoney, Tad T. Brunyé, and Grace E. Giles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781439821565

1439821569

OCLC:

706022573