Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology

A commensal relationship is an organism-to-organism relationship in which one species benefits from the presence of another species in terms of food or other benefits without harming or benefiting the…

Comparative abundance is a metric that allows us to investigate different microbial populations by comparing the relative quantities of two or more species. While isolating and quantifying each bacterial strain…

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by Paul Gilbert that helps people meet shame and self-criticism with compassion rather than threat. In nutritional psychology, it informs work on disordered eating, body shame, and self-critical patterns around food.

Compensatory behaviors refer to the drastic measures (e.g., excessive exercise, self-induced vomiting, or restricting food intake) taken by people with eating disorders in an attempt to "compensate" for eating and…

Compulsive eating, also known as binge eating or emotional eating, refers to a pattern of consuming large quantities of food in a short period, often accompanied by a feeling of…

Conative processes refer to mental activities underpinning conscious, goal-directed behavior. They include intention, desire, will, and striving and represent the motivational aspect of the mind. these are one of the…

The consummatory phase, also known as consummatory behavior, refers to the final response in a natural chain of behaviors directed toward achieving a goal or satisfying a specific drive. It…

Methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy by inhibiting ovulation, blocking fertilization, or preventing implantation of a fertilized egg. They can be hormonal (e.g., pills, patches, injections), barrier-based (e.g., condoms,…

The commissure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.

Cortisol, often referred to as the "stress hormone", is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands located on top of each kidney. It plays a crucial role in the…