Low control over palatable food intake in rats is associated with habitual behavior and relapse vulnerability: individual differences.

The worldwide obesity epidemic poses an enormous and growing threat to public health. However, the neurobehavioral mechanisms of overeating and obesity are incompletely understood. It has been proposed that addiction-like processes may underlie certain forms of obesity, in particular those associate...

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Main Authors: Johannes W de Jong, Karin E Meijboom, Louk J M J Vanderschuren, Roger A H Adan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3769238?pdf=render