The relationship between nutrition and behaviour is bi-directional, with nutrition able to affect activity, and behavior impacting diet and food intake. This book shows how behaviour may determine choices through peer modelling and poor dietary habits. Micronutrients and eating disorders are addressed, with a review of research methods and results.

1: Introduction 2: Concepts and Models in Nutrition and Behavior 3: Research Methods and Analytic Strategies 4: Direct Effects of Nutrition on Behavior: Brain–Behavior Connections 5: Short-term Effects of Nutrition on Behavior: Neurotransmitters 6: Effects of Chronic and Acute Forms of Undernutrition 7: B Vitamins, the Central Nervous System, and Behavior 8: Minerals, the Central Nervous System, and Behavior 9: Dietary Supplements and Mental Functioning 10: Bio-behavioral and Psychosocial Influences on Food Selection 11: Dietary Sugar and Behavior 12: Caffeine, the Methylxanthines, and Behavior 13: Alcohol, Brain Functioning, and Behavior 14: Eating Disorder Syndromes: Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa 15: Behavioral Aspects of Overweight and Obesity