Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology

Interoception consists of the receiving, processing, and integrating body-relevant signals with external stimuli to affect ongoing motivated behavior (Paulus & Steward, 2014). More simply put, interoception is our perception of…

Interoception is the perception of the body's internal physiological state — the receiving, encoding, neural representation, and conscious awareness of internal bodily signals such as hunger, satiety, heart rate, and breath. In nutritional psychology it is one of the six core relationship elements and the construct und

The ability to identify, access, understand, and respond appropriately to one’s internal physiological signals.

Intestinal permeability is a functional feature of the intestinal barrier that allows for the exchange of solutes and fluids between the intestinal lumen and mucosa (Lee, 2015). Various factors, including…

Introjection is a psychological process through which an individual adopts the ideas, attitudes, or behaviors of others as their own. This can happen because the person wishes to avoid guilt…

Eating in response to internal cues with flexibility and trust i.e., eating driven by hunger and fullness sensations coming from the body.

A ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, very low-carbohydrate, moderate-protein dietary approach designed to induce nutritional ketosis — a metabolic state in which the body shifts from glucose to ketone…

Ketosis is a metabolic state in which the body burns stored fat for energy due to a carbohydrate shortage, producing molecules called ketones.

The large intestine, also known as the large bowel, is the last part of the GIT and the digestive system, consisting of the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal (Washabau…

A leaky brain is defined as a dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier permeability in which tight junctions become loose or broken, allowing harmful substances to "leak in" into the brain,…