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Studying Food Reward and Motivation in Humans
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Published on: March 19, 2014

Link Between Anhedonia, Reward Dysfunction, and Eating Behavior Across Mental and Physical Health Conditions: A

Beata Ewa Grønbæk1,2, Derek V Byrne1, Barbara Vad Andersen1

  • 1Food Quality Perception and Society Team, iSense Lab, Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.

Nutrients
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Keywords:
anhedoniaeating behaviorindividual differencespleasure

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