Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2013/Eating and emotion

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HI there, I was looking around and found this article and thought it would be good for your assignment. If not, just thought i would help out! http://zh9bf5sp6t.search.serialssolutions.com.ezproxy1.canberra.edu.au/?genre=article&issn=14710153&title=Eating+Behaviors&volume=14&issue=3&date=20130801&atitle=Eating+pathology%2c+emotion+regulation%2c+and+emotional+overeating+in+obese+adults+with+binge+eating+disorder.&spage=309&pages=309-313&sid=EBSCO:PsycINFO&au=Gianini%2c+Loren+M. Paigey92 (discuss • contribs) 05:44, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Hey thanks for that, Paigey92; it opened up a whole new avenue for me - emotion & over/undereating :) SweetJessieRose (discuss • contribs) 09:51, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

In-class conversation
Hi there, I'm not sure if you remember, but we discussed this topic in class aaaaaages ago and I suggested looking into the effect of food on dopamine release and the links between ADHD and over-eating. There are two reasons people with ADHD are prone to over-eating; one is that they have impulse control issues and the second is that eating can be a form of self-medication as ADHD is associated with a problem with certain dopamine receptors in the brain... I haven't seen any clinical literature on this (I haven't really looked) but websites such as http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/7306.html might be a good place to start.

Also of interest might be boredom and eating, but I have no idea if there's any research into it! Good luck - Katie (TheDancingZebra (discuss • contribs) 06:04, 2 November 2013 (UTC))