Tag: eating disorders

Study suggests eating disorder behaviors alter reward response in brain

From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Researchers have found that eating disorder behaviors, such as binge-eating, alter the brain’s reward response process and food intake control circuitry,… Read more »

Study points to brain differences in interpreting physical signals in mental health disorders

From the University of Cambridge press release: Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals differently. The researchers, from the University… Read more »

Study looks at how brain neurons influence choices

From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: When you are faced with a choice — say, whether to have ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert — sets… Read more »

Study suggests evidence of behavioral, biological similarities between compulsive overeating and addiction

From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers the… Read more »

Disordered eating among young adults found to have long-term negative health effects

From the University of Helsinki press release: According to a recent study from the University of Helsinki, Finland, disordered eating among young adults has long-term effects on their health. Disordered… Read more »

Study suggests eating disorder treatments need to consider social, cultural implications of the illness

From the University of East Anglia press release: People in treatment for eating disorders are poorly served when it comes to addressing the cultural aspects of eating problems, according to… Read more »