title: Food addiction: an evolving nonlinear science.
abstract: The purpose of this review is to familiarize readers with the role that addiction plays in the formation and treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and disorders of eating. We will outline several useful models that integrate metabolism, addiction, and human relationship adaptations to eating. A special effort will be made to demonstrate how the use of simple and straightforward nonlinear models can and are being used to improve our knowledge and treatment of patients suffering from nutritional pathology. Moving forward, the reader should be able to incorporate some of the findings in this review into their own practice, research, teaching efforts or other interests in the fields of nutrition, diabetes, and/or bariatric (weight) management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Box 100183, Gainesville, FL 32610-0183, USA. shriner@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shriner
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Box 100183, Gainesville, FL 32610-0183, USA. drmarkgold@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D001835:Body Weight; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism