Richard J. Stevenson (Sydney Macquarie University), Heather Francis (Sydney Macquarie University)

Diet Impacts on Brain and Mind

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Scientists, industry, and the public are all interested in how what we eat affects our brain and mind. Stevenson and Francis provide a comprehensive account of this new and emerging science, written in an accessible style for both educated lay and scientific readers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 718g
• ISBN-13: 9781108719155
• ISBN-10: 1108719155
• Artikelnr.: 65558354

Autorenporträt

Richard J. Stevenson was born in the UK where he completed a degree in Biology, and a masters and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology. After moving to Australia, he has worked in both applied and academic settings, with a current focus on the impacts of Western-style diets on brain and appetitive behaviour. He is currently Professor of Experimental Psychology at Macquarie University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Pregnancy, infancy and development
3. Acute effects of food intake
4. Chronic effects of food intake - Western-style diets
5. Dietary neurotoxins
6. Neuroprotective effects of diet
7. Food-related drugs and food as a drug
8. Starvation and caloric restriction in adults
9. Essential nutrient deficiencies in adults
10. Implications and conclusions.