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Food is our medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The paper describes the role of foods and nutrition in the promotion of human health. The relationship between foods, metabolism, homeostasis and metabolic disorder are briefly described.
Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji
core  

Is Virtue Good for You?

open access: yesJournal of Personality, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Does virtue benefit its possessor, or is it beneficial for others but not the self? We tested two highly influential theories that offer contradictory answers. In particular, we focused on three “hard cases” for the theory that virtue promotes well‐being—that is, three virtues that aren't obviously enjoyable (compassion, patience,
Michael M. Prinzing   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the opioid system in binge eating disorder. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Binge eating disorder is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable consumption of palatable food within brief periods of time. Excessive intake of palatable food is thought to be driven by hedonic, rather than energy homeostatic, mechanisms.
Cottone, Pietro, Giuliano, Chiara
core   +1 more source

THE FATHERS, COMPUTERS AND US

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of a Normal Rate versus a Slow Intervalled Rate of Oral Nutrient Intake and Intravenous Low Rate Macronutrient Application on Psychophysical Function – Two Pilot Studies

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2017
Stomach distension and energy per time are factors influencing satiety. Moreover, different rates of nutrient intake induce different stomach distension.
Melanie Y. Denzer-Lippmann   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Hedonic Hunger and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

open access: yesFenerbahçe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
Duygusal açlık, çeşitli duygulara tepki olarak ani bir açlık hissi olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Yemek zamanı geldiğinde, fiziksel olarak aç hissettiğinde ya da fiziksel açlık belirtileri gösterdiğinde değil, insanların yalnızca hissettiği duygulardan kaynaklanan bir yeme davranışıdır.
İlayda Ayyıldız   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Multidisciplinary Therapy to Target Obesity and Its Complications in Adult Population: A Narrative Review

open access: yesObesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Obesity as a chronic and multifactorial disease requires a multidisciplinary team acting together in a holistic multitarget intervention. Multidisciplinary therapy targeting obesity and its complications includes physical exercise, nutritional, and behavior counseling.
Ana Raimunda Dâmaso   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of incentives as a tool for prevention of non-communicable diseases: A systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) poses substantial health and economic challenges to both individuals and society. Application of incentive-based strategies based on traditional and behavioural economic theory has emerged as a ...
Baid, Drishti   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Role of Hedonic Hunger As a Moderator and Mediator in Older Adults Obesity

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Objective: In the modern age, the pursuit of food is now a means of pleasure and of satisfying hunger. This study examined the role of hedonic hunger and eating behaviors on obesity in older adults. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 older adults.
METE, BURAK   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Determinants of Meal Satisfaction and Their Association With Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review

open access: yesObesity Reviews, EarlyView.
Relationship between children's appetitive traits, including food enjoyment, and the risk for obesity: external influences, including places where children eat, buy, and prepare foods, such as school and the home, and networks and interactions with family, friends, peers, and other persons, interact with individual factors (including appetitive traits)
M. Noemy Pastore   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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