Table of Contents

1. General, normative aspects and overviews.- 1.1 General and normative aspects: evolutionary and genetic.- 1.2 General and normative aspects: sensory.- 1.3 General and normative: endocrine and neuroendocrine.- 1.4 General and normative aspects: neurological.- 1.5 General and normative aspects: behavioural and psychological.- 1.6 General and normative aspects: physiological.- 1.7 General and normative aspects: feeding and eating.- 1.8 General and normative aspects: food choice, selection and preferences .- 1.9 General and normative aspects: appetite.- 1.10 General and normative aspects: fatty acids .- 2. Pathological and abnormal aspects.- 2.1 Pathology and abnormal aspects: genetic.- 2.2 Pathology and abnormal aspects: sensory.- 2.3 Pathology and abnormal aspects: endocrine and neuroendocrine.- 2.4 Pathology and abnormal aspects: neurological.- 2.5 Pathology and abnormal aspects: behavioural and psychological.- 2.6 Pathology and abnormal aspects: physiological.- 2.7 Pathology and abnormal aspects: feeding and eating.- 2.8 Pathology and abnormal aspects: food choice, selection and preferences .- 2.9 Pathology and abnormal aspects: appetite .- 2.10 Pathology and abnormal aspects: lipids.- 2.11 Pathology and abnormal aspects: miscellaneous topics .- 3. Specific conditions and diseases.- 3.1 Pregnancy.- 3.2 Developmental, children and adolescents.- 3.3 Starvation and nutrient deficiency .- 3.4 Anorexia nervosa.- 3.5 Bulimia nervosa and night eating syndrome.- 3.6 Metabolic syndrome and non-obese-overweight.- 3.7 Obesity .- 3.8 Diabetes.- 3.9 Nutrient excess and toxicity .- 3.10 Ageing and Dementia.- 3.11 Alcohol.- 3.12 Quality of Life.- 3.13 Body image.- 4. Changing eating behaviour and attitudes.- 4.1 The young and adolescents.- 4.2 Adults and the elderly.- 4.3 Other general or specific conditions .- 5. Selective methods