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Multisensory control of ingestive movements and the myth of food addiction in obesity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2017

David A. Booth
David A. Booth*
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School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom. d.a.booth@sussex.ac.uk http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/335100
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Abstract

Some individuals have a neurogenetic vulnerability to developing strong facilitation of ingestive movements by learned configurations of biosocial stimuli. Condemning food as addictive is mere polemic, ignoring the contextualised sensory control of the mastication of each mouthful. To beat obesity, the least fattening of widely recognised eating patterns needs to be measured and supported.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e384
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