This book focuses on the methodologies required to evaluate connections between diet and behavior. It is based on the premise that knowledge of the links between diet and behavior can be advanced only if appropriate methods are used, studies are vigorously designed, and data are carefully interpreted.

List of Contributors.- Section I. Origins of Food Preference.- 1. Conceptual Models.- 2. Cultural Determinants of Food Selection and Behavior.- 3. Biological Determinants of Food Preferences in Humans.- Discussion.- Section II. Measuring Behavioral Response.- 4. Behavior: Its Definition and Measurement in Relation to Dietary Intake.- 5. The Use of Animal Models to Study Effects of Nutrition on Behavior.- 6. Behavioral Procedures for Assessing Effects of Biological Variables: Implications for Nutrition Research.- Discussion.- Appendix. Nutritional Aspects of Diet and Behavior Studies of Animals.- Section III. Epidemiologic Studies.- 7. Nutritional Influences on Childhood Behavior: the Epidemiologic Approach.- 8. Principles of Behavioral Epidemiology.- 9. Identifying the Genetic Component of Dietary — Behavioral Interactions: A Challenge for Genetic Epidemiology.- Discussion.- Section IV. Integration of Research Methods in Diet and Behavior.- 10. Methodologic Considerations for Diet and Behavior Studies: A Nutritionist’s Perspective.- 11. A Behavioral Scientist’s Perspectives on the Study of Diet and Behavior.- Discussion: Implications for Future Research.