Nutrition and Behavior

Introduction: The Challenge of Nutrition and Environment as Determinants of Behavioral Development.- Introduction: The Challenge of Nutrition and Environment as Determinants of Behavioral Development.- I Nutritional Deficiencies or Excesses Modifying Behavioral Outcome.- 1 Methological Requirements for Conceptually Valid Research Studies on the Behavioral Effects of Malnutrition.- 2 The Use of Animals for Understanding the Effects of Malnutrition on Human Behavior: Models vs. a Comparative Approach.- 3 The Behavioral Consequences of Malnutrition in Early Life.- 4 The Behavioral Consequences of Protein-Energy Deprivation and Supplementation in Early Life: An Epidemiological Perspective.- 5 Nutritional Therapy in Children.- 6 Vitamin Deficiencies and Excesses: Behavioral Consequences in Adults.- 7 Mechanisms of Nutritient Action on Brain Function.- II Behavioral Determinants of Food Intake and Nutritional Status.- 8 The Role of Mother-Infant Interaction in Nutritional Disorders.- 9 Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Biological, Psychological, and Sociocultural Aspects.- 10 Obesity: Possible Psychological and Metabolic Determinants.- 11 Psychological Factors Affecting Food Selection.- 12 Sociocultural Aspects of Nutrient Intake and Behavioral Responses to Nutrition.