| The definitive cause of obesity and food addiction remains largely unknown; similar to eating disorders, it is likely multifactural.It has been suggested that the behavioral phenotype of overeating may be influenced by the interplay of: – Genetics– Development– Environment factors |
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While separable in theory, the interplay of one’s— genes— time— place— culture in which one lives— magnitude of the obesity— development of one’s obesity through non-homeostatic mechanismsare likely all simultaneously involved and thereby relevant to the problem.References:
- Yokum S, Stice E. Genes and Reward Circuitry as Predictors of Eating and Weight Gain. In: KD Brownell and MS Gold (eds.) Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 2012, 194-199.
- Morganstern I, Barson JR, Leibowitz SF. Prenatal Programming of Obesity. In: KD Brownell and MS Gold (eds.) Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 2012, 119-125.
- Tremblay A, Sanchez M. Environmental Toxins as Triggers for Obesity. In: KD Brownell and MS Gold (eds.) Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 2012, 143-146.
