title: Animal models lead the way to further understanding food addiction as well as providing evidence that drugs used successfully in addictions can be successful in treating overeating.
authors.affiliation: McKnight Brain Institute, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Electronic address: msgold@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Avena
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002032:Bulimia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000187:drug effects*; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D013395:Sucrose; D004298:Dopamine