The ability to regulate behavior in service of long-term goals is a widely studied
psychological construct known as self-regulation. This wide interest is in part due to the …

Prior research has suggested that obesity/overweight may be associated with deficits in
executive function. If true, this has important clinical implications. In this review, we …

Background The global prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is high. Lifestyle
changes towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary activities …

In order to pursue the long-term goal of losing weight, a dieter needs to resist the urge to eat
appealing, tasty foods. Beside sufficient motivation to resist these foods, dieters also need …

A key criticism of the main diagnostic tool in psychiatry, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-IV), is that it lacks a biological footing. In this article, we …

Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades. Although obesity
has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults, much less is known about …

Background: The increasing incidence of people affected by overweight or obesity is a
significant health problem. The knowledge of the factors which influences the inappropriate …

Scientific interest in “food addiction” is growing, but the topic remains controversial. One
critique of “food addiction” is its high degree of phenotypic overlap with binge eating …

Obesity is on the rise in all developed countries, and a large part of this epidemic has been
attributed to excess caloric intake, induced by ever present food cues and the easy …