Publisher's Synopsis
Food Intake and Energy Expenditure discusses the relationship between the consumption of food by humans and other animals and its utilization by the body. This book not only integrates the concepts and facts from the various fields that comprise food intake science, but also presents important findings from current research throughout the world. The first part of this book investigates the psychobiology of ingestion with an emphasis on human eating behavior. Part II highlights the animal model with respect to food intake regulation. Part III concentrates on the effects of feeding-in particular, the energy expenditure in humans. The final part places the contents of the first three parts into the context of evolution in humans and in herbivores.
