This course is designed to cover material ranging from central and peripheral regulation of food intake, normal and abnormal eating behavior, how body weight is regulated physiologically and psychologiclly, different models of obesity, and the etiology and treatment of obesity. This course is aimed at upper undergraduate and graduate students.
Obesity is one of the most prevalent health hazards in industrialied countries.
In order to avoid obesity, abnormal eating behaviors are common in our society. For nutritionists, dietitians, and clinical and biopsychologists, there is a need to know how these disorders are initiated and how to treat patients with eating and body weight problems. K.D. Brownell and C.G. Fairburn, eds.