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Implications from addiction research towards the understanding and treatment of obesity.
Addiction biology - 1 Apr 2011
Grosshans Martin, Loeber Sabine, Kiefer Falk
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Recent research indicates similarities between obesity and addictive disorders on both the phenomenological and neurobiological level. In particular, neuroendocrine and imaging studies suggest a close link between the homeostatic regulation of appetite on the on hand, and motivation and reward expectancy on the other. In addition, findings from neuropsychological studies additionally demonstrate alterations of...
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