The psychology of eating

Abstract

We eat, as we all know, to keep body and soul together. If we don't eat we starve, and eventually die. But what is it that, at particular times during the day, initiates the highly complex and organised behaviour which is eating? A possible answer might be: ‘We eat when we feel hungry’. But what determines ‘hunger’? Is it a sensation determined by purely physical means, or can it be controlled by other, psychological factors? Both are true.

Citation

SILVERSTONE, T. (1972), "The psychology of eating", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 72 No. 2, pp. 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb058529