Food insecurity (FI) is associated with obesity among women in high-income countries. This
seemingly paradoxical association can be explained by the insurance hypothesis, which …

Background Dietary energy density is thought to be a contributor to obesity, but the extent to
which different magnitudes and types of reductions to food energy density decreases daily …

Background Research suggests that people tend to eat more when eating with other people,
compared with when they eat alone, and this is known as the social facilitation of eating …

Over the past decade, a great deal of research has established the importance of cognitive
processes in the control of energy intake and body weight. The present paper begins by …

Nutritional, endocrine, and neurological signals converge in multiple brain centres to control
feeding behaviour and food intake as part of the allostatic regulation of energy balance …

Food insecurity—defined as limited or unpredictable access to nutritionally adequate food—
is associated with higher body mass in humans and birds. It is widely assumed that food …

Food uncertainty has the effect of invigorating food-related responses. Psychologists have
noted that mammals and birds respond more to a conditioned stimulus that unreliably …

Background Our evolutionary history is defined, in part, by our ability to survive times of
nutrient scarcity. The outcomes of the metabolic and behavioural adaptations during …

There is strong evidence that people eat more when eating with friends and family, relative
to when eating alone. This is known as the 'social facilitation of eating'. In this review, we …

The inability to control cell proliferation results in the formation of tumors in many
multicellular lineages. Nonetheless, little is known about the extent of conservation of the …