Sickly sweet
Subtitle: sugar, refined carbohydrate, addiction and global obesity
By: Simon Thornley, Hayden McRobbie
Contributors: McRobbie, Hayden
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781613249345
Subjects: Addictive Behavior; Compulsive behavior; Epidemiology; Food; Dietary Sucrose; Therapy; Treatment; Adverse effects; Obesity; Dietary Carbohydrates
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The global obesity epidemic : epidemiology, history and milestones; title: Addiction : clinical features and biology; title: Carbohydrates, sugars and human health : a summary of the evidence; title: Can food be addictive?; title: Addicted populations : implications for treatment; title: Can knowledge of food addiction help obese people lose weight?