Deciphering the genetics behind eating disorders

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder are the three main eating disorders that 4 out of in 10 individuals living in Western Europe will experience at some point in

‘Hunger hormone’ ghrelin affects monetary decision making

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Higher levels of the stomach-derived hormone ghrelin, which stimulates appetite, predict a greater preference for smaller immediate monetary rewards over larger delayed financial rewards, a new study finds. The study

Leptin puts the brakes on eating via novel neurocircuit

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Since the discovery of leptin in the 1990s, researchers have wondered, how does leptin, a hormone made by body fat, suppress appetite? Despite tremendous gains in the intervening three decades,

COVID-19 pandemic has been linked with six unhealthy eating behaviors

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A new probe into the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed correlations to six unhealthy eating behaviors, according to a study by the University of Minnesota Medical School and

Study shows brain differences in interpreting physical signals in mental health disorders

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Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals differently. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, found that the part of

Eating disorder behaviors alter reward response in brain

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Researchers have found that eating disorder behaviors, such as binge-eating, alter the brain’s reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce these behaviors. Understanding how eating disorder

Dieting: Villain or scapegoat? | ScienceDaily

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and

Beyond childhood: Picky eating in college students

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Looking beyond the picky eating of childhood, researchers looked at this behavior in college students. Self-identified picky eaters ate significantly less fiber and vegetables and reported greater levels of social

Rates of type 2 diabetes are higher in people with one of various common psychiatric disorders

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A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)) finds that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in

Eating disorders linked to diabetic eye issues

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Eating disorders are associated with an increased risk of people with diabetes developing diabetic retinopathy — a condition that can cause blindness if untreated — according to new research published