Eating behaviour

Evolution shaped what humans enjoy eating. We evolved to prefer safe, energy-rich foods and to avoid unfamiliar or poiso

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

People learn to prefer certain foods through experience, not just instinct. The people around us and the culture we grow

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

The brain and hormones work together to control when you feel hungry and when you feel full. A brain structure called th

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

Biological explanations argue that genes and brain chemistry make some people vulnerable to anorexia nervosa — a serious

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

Family systems theory argues that unhealthy family dynamics can trigger anorexia nervosa. The person uses control over e

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

Social learning theory argues that people develop anorexia by watching others restrict food and receiving praise for bei

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

Cognitive theory argues that people with anorexia nervosa hold distorted, faulty thoughts about their body and food. The

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

Some people become obese partly because of their genes or differences in how their brain controls hunger. These biologic

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

Some psychologists explain obesity through the way people think about food and dieting. Trying too hard to restrict eati

Eating behaviour

Eating behaviour

Psychologists use several theories to explain why diets sometimes work and often fail. These theories focus on how the b

Eating behaviour