Based on the food addictive researches

the formation of diet preference mainly is related to the external food addictive environment and the internal emotional pressure. It has been clearly expounded on the relative neurobiological and psychological mechanisms and its measurable clinical manifestations. Diet preference is one of the most important Chinese etiological concepts

which is mainly on liver depression

and the spleen and kidney are also involved. The specific pathogenesis regularities are as follows: It is formed by the liver damaged because of the internal emotional injuries

then the spleen harmed which leading to the stasis of fire

turbidity and phlegm

and finally the kidney involved due to the primordial spirit consumed with time passing. There are significant effects on regulating diet behaviors and correcting its preference with Chinese medicine interventions

especially with the traditional sports and healthy guidance. This understanding lays a foundation for establishing the clinical evaluation system on food behavior intervention in China

and provides a new perspective in treating nutritional metabolic diseases with Chinese medicine methods.