Burokas, Aurelijus (Date of defense: 2013-11-15)
The rapid increase of obesity has encouraged the study of the aetiology of eating disorders. Besides genetic, social and metabolic factors, obesity is caused by over-eating and has high rate of relapse ...
Gallego Román, Ana María (Date of defense: 2022-05-26)
Binge-eating disorder (BED) is a chronic eating disturbance that affects 1.6-2.0% of people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent episodes of consuming large amounts of food in a short period, together ...
Vázquez Oliver, Anna (Date of defense: 2022-02-18)
Intellectual disability is a term used to describe a group of neurodevelopmental disorders defined by deficits in cognitive and adaptive functioning with onset during the developmental period. Preclinical ...
Domingo Rodriguez, Laura (Date of defense: 2020-01-17)
The easy access to palatable foods is a major contributing factor for compulsive eating and development of food addiction, a disorder closely linked to obesity and binge eating disorder. The concept of ...
Galeote González, Lola (Date of defense: 2008-12-12)
El tabaquismo es una enfermedad crónica y recurrente caracterizada por la necesidad imperiosa o compulsiva de consumir nicotina para experimentar la sensación de placer característica de su uso, a pesar ...
Mancino, Samantha (Date of defense: 2016-01-22)
The increase incidence of obesity and eating disorders represents a major health problem in developed countries. The low rate of success of treatments to prevent or reverse obesity, and overeating that ...
Puighermanal Puigvert, Emma (Date of defense: 2011-09-27)
The endocannabinoid system is an endogenous neuromodulatory system that regulates a plethora of physiological functions, including the control of movement, memory, anxiety, and pain, among others. ...