Additional Information
Book Details
Abstract
This practical, in-depth handbook examines newly emerging concepts in the management of addiction. Leading researchers and experienced nutrition practitioners explore the underlying nutritional and biochemical factors involved in addictive behaviour, and the importance of nutrition in the prevention and management of addiction and its role in sustainable recovery.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition and Addiction: a handbook | Cover | ||
| Contents | iii | ||
| Foreword | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Introduction | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: Nutrition and drug treatment: an overview of drug policy | 7 | ||
| Chapter 2: Perspectives on the neurobiochemistry of addiction and implications for nutritional management | 21 | ||
| Chapter 3: Diet in substance misusers and the prison population | 51 | ||
| Chapter 4: Food addiction: fact or fiction? | 73 | ||
| Chapter 5: Chocolate addiction | 89 | ||
| Chapter 6: Essential fatty acids and addictive disorders | 113 | ||
| Chapter 7: Allergy addiction syndrome: a plausible hypothesis? | 141 | ||
| Chapter 8: Immunology and addiction: the potential role of the gut’s mucosal immune system in promoting, treating and resolving addictive behaviours | 155 | ||
| Chapter 9: The proof is in the pudding: a personal account of how I self-manage my addictions | 179 | ||
| Drug terms | 186 | ||
| Glossary | 191 |