Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. 1 : The neurobiology and psychology of addiction. Animal models of drug addiction / George F. Koob -- Human laboratory models of addiction / Barbara J. Mason and Amanda E. Higley -- Neuroanatomy of addiction / George F. Koob -- Genetics of addiction / Ernest P. Noble -- Epigenetic changes in addiction and eating disorders / Firas H. Kobeissy ... [et al.] -- Feeding systems and drugs of abuse / Brittany L. Mason, Eric J. Nestler and Michael Lutter -- Co-occurring addiction and psychiatric disorders / Shelly F. Greenfield and Michele A. Crisafulli -- Study of craving and its role in addiction / Peter M. Monti and Lara A.Ray -- Stress and addiction : a brief overview / Rajita Sinha --

pt. 2 : Regulation of eating and body weight. Changing face of global diet and nutrition / Barry M. Popkin -- Weight and diet among children and adolescents in the United States, 2005-2008 / Cynthia L. Ogden ... [et al.] -- Genetics of body weight regulation / Wendy K. Chung and Rudolph L. Leibel -- Central regulation of hunger, satiety, and body weight / Hans-Rudolf Berthoud -- Peripheral regulation of hunger and satiety / Gary J. Schwartz -- Food intake and metabolism / Douglas S. Ramsay and Stephen C. Woods -- Neuroendocrine regulation of energy balance / Marcelo O. Dietrich and Tamas Horvath -- Prenatal programming of obesity : role of macronutrient-specific peptide systems / Irene Morganstern, Jessica R. Barson and Sarah F. Leibowitz -- The biology and psychology of taste / Linda M. Bartoshuk and Derek J. Snyder -- Leptin gene therapy for hyperphagia, obesity, metabolic diseases and addiction : a new opportunity / Satya P. Kalra -- Lessons from Prader-Willi Syndrome and pathological brain reinforcement / Yijun Liu and Yi Zhang -- Environmental toxins as triggers for obesity / Angelo Tremblay and Marina Sánchez -- Special case of sugar-sweetened beverages / Cara B. Ebbeling, Walter C. Willett and David S. Ludwig -- Impact of portion size and energy density on eating / Barbara J. Rolls -- Specific environmental drivers of eating / Brian Wansink --

pt. 3 : Research on food and addiction. Food addiction and diagnostic criteria for dependence / Ashley N. Gearhardt and William R. Corbin -- Phylogenetic and ontogenetic contributions to today's obesity quagmire / Elliott M. Blass -- Food reward / Dana M. Small -- Dopamine deficiency, eating and body weight / Gene-Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow and Joanna S. Folwer -- Genes and reward circuitry as predictors of eating and weight gain / Sonja Yokum and Eric Stice -- Hormones, hunger and food addiction/ Alain Dagher -- Bingeing, withdrawal, and craving : an animal model of sugar addiction / Nicole M. Avena and Bartley G. Hoebel -- Incubation of sucrose craving in animal models / Jeffrey W. Grimm -- Liking vs. Wanting food in human appetite : relation to craving, overconsumption and "food addiction" / Graham Finlayson, Michelle Dalton and John E. Blundell -- Psychology of food cravings / Andrew J. Hill -- Is sugar as addictive as cocaine? / Serge H. Ahmed -- Caffeine, addiction, and food consumption / Daniel P. Evatt and Roland R. Griffiths -- Interactions between smoking, eating, and body weight / Marney A. White and Stephanie S. O'Malley -- Interactions between alcohol consumption, eating, and weight / Ashley N. Gearhardt and William R. Corbin -- Relationships between drugs of abuse and eating / Daniel M. Blumenthal and Mark S. Gold -- Stress and reward : neural networks, eating, and obesity / Elissa S. Epel, A. Janet Tomiyama and Mary F. Dallman -- Public attitudes about addiction as a cause of obesity / Colleen L. Barry --

pt. 4 : Clinical approaches and implications. Clinical assessment of food and addiction / Ashley N. Gearhardt and William R. Corbin -- Psychological treatments for substance use disorders / Lisa J. Merlo -- Behavioral treatments for obesity / Caitlin A. LaGrotte and Gary D. Foster -- Pharmacotherapy of addictive disorders / Ece Tek and Stephanie S. O'Malley -- Pharmacotherapy for obesity : current and future treatments / Orli Rosen and Louis J. Aronne -- Surgical treatments for obesity / Marion L. Vetter ... [et al.] -- Treatment of alcohol and drug dependence in 2011 and relevance to food addiction / Kimberly Blumenthal, Robert DuPont and Mark. S. Gold -- Treatment of binge eating disorder / Carlos M. Grilo -- Exercise addiction and aversion : implications for eating and obesity / David M. Williams and Bess H. Marcus -- New treatments for obesity based on addiction models / Richard L. Shriner -- From the front lines : the impact of refined food addiction on well-being / Joan Ifland, Kay Sheppard and H. Theresa Wright -- From the front lines : a clinical approach to food and addiction / Philip Werdell -- Food and addiction : a personal story / Anne Rosenberg --

pt. 5 : Public health approaches and implications. Taxes on energy-dense foods to improve nutrition and prevent obesity / John Cawley -- Addressing disparities related to food intake and obesity / Shiriki Kumanyika -- Is food advertising feeding Americans' sugar habit? An analysis of exposure to television advertising for high-sugar foods / Jennifer L Harris -- Environmental interventions to reduce overeating in children / Thomas N. Robinson and Donna M. Matheson -- Nutrition practices in schools / Marlene B. Schwartz and Nicole L. Novak --

pt. 6 : Legal and policy implications. Legal and policy implications : litigation / Stephen P. Teret and Lainie Rutkow -- Legal implications : regulating sales and marketing / Jennifer L. Pomeranz -- What lessons for food policy can be learned from alcohol control? / Ian Gilmore and Karishma Chandaria -- Policy lessons learned from tobacco / Kenneth E. Warner -- Lessons from drug policy / Robert L. DuPont -- Global policies affecting diet and obesity / Tim Lobstein -- pt. 7 : Concluding comments. Food and addiction : scientific, social, legal, and legislative implications / Kelly D. Brownell and Mark S. Gold