Gourmand Syndrome

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Gourmand Syndrome is a rare, benign condition that sometimes occurs in people who sustain injuries to the right frontal lobe. These people develop a new, post-injury passion for gourmet food. It was first described by Regard and Landis in the journal Neurology. This often causes great financial distress, thus leading to other psychological problems.

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• http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arc97/6_7_97/food.htm
• NEUROLOGY 48 (5): 1185-1190 MAY 1997

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