Title: Food as a drug
Description: "Food as a Drug explores specific foods in order to determine potentially addictive qualities that may lead to obesity and eating disorders. Comprehensive and current, this reference provides information on relevant topics, such as diet and behavior relationships; cross-cultural perspectives on the use of foods for medicinal purposes; regulatory perspectives on drugs, foods, and nutritional supplements; and whether foods have pharmacological properties."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Compulsive eating, Functional foods, Eating disorders, Dietary supplements, Binge-Eating Disorder, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Alimentation, Comportement compulsif, Troubles du comportement alimentaire, Nutraceutiques, Compléments alimentaires