Food Addiction, Obesity and Neuroimaging

Abstract

This chapter will be dedicated to addressing various aspects of food addiction (where food is portrayed as being an addictive substance). It will encompass our group’s and colleagues’ newest neuroimaging research results and methods with respect to the findings of other researchers in the field. The chapter will attempt to elucidate the mechanisms of food addiction (FA) leading to obesity. It will begin with a brief introduction on the major points relating to obesity and FA. The first section will address the neurobiology and neurophysiology of addiction as well as the causes of obesity and its global impacts, concluding with therapeutic measures and future research.