Food Addiction: A Short Review
Journal Title: International Archives of Addiction Research and Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Neurotransmitters are essential for humans' body to work properly. There is a hedonic brain circuit composed of centers that work together to enable these neurotransmitters to control the state of pleasure: dopamine and serotonin. All drug abuse increases dopamine levels in the extracellular medium. Several times dependence occur behaviorally, and in a less proportion by substance. On this review is going to be approached food addiction.
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