Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology

Nutritional neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that examines the interaction between nutrition and brain function. It explores how dietary choices impact cognitive function, mood, and mental health.

Nutritional Psychology (NP) explores the relationship between nutrition and various psychological processes, including cognition, emotion, behavior, psychosocial functioning, sensory perception, interoception (encompassing both the body and the brain), and mental…

Nutritional Psychoneuroimmunology is an interdisciplinary field that integrates the study of nutrition, psychology, neurology, and immunology to investigate how dietary factors and nutrients can influence the interactions and communication between…

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease involving excessive body fat accumulation and complex interactions among biological, behavioral, dietary, psychological, social, and environmental factors. In adults, a BMI of 30 kg/m² or higher is commonly used to classify obesity.

An obesogenic environment is a physical, social, economic, and cultural environment that promotes behaviors and conditions associated with excessive weight gain and obesity. It can influence food choices, physical activity, eating behaviors, and other factors that contribute to obesity risk.

A process that starts in the nose with the stimulation of olfactory sensory neurons and terminates in higher cerebral centers which, when activated, make us consciously aware of an odor…

Oligosaccharides are carbohydrates comprised of 3 to 7 saccharide (or sugar) units. For instance, lactose ("milk sugar") is an oligosaccharide in breast milk and baby formula. In addition, oligosaccharides are…

Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats that include ALA, EPA, and DHA. They play important roles in brain structure, cellular signaling, and immune regulation and have been studied for their potential relationships with cognition, mood, inflammation, and mental health.

Opportunistic microbes (bacteria) are typically non-pathogenic microorganisms that act as pathogens in certain circumstances. They lay dormant for long periods until the hosts' immune system is suppressed, and they seize…

The pathway by which oral microbes can be translocated to the gut and vice versa during compromised oral gut integrity. For instance, Fusobacterium nucleatum is an oral-gut translocator and can…