Posts Tagged ‘eating disorders and brain wiring’

By Griffen Sparks On August 2nd, 2018

Anorexia may rewire how the brain responds to taste

A unique difference in how the brain responds to taste may help explain how eating disorders develop in individuals and open the door to potential future treatments according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. A group of researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus says they have found evidence…

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By Griffen Sparks On July 18th, 2017

Brain wiring causes different responses to food and stress in bulimic women

Bulimia is viewed by many as more of a “choice” than an illness. Of course, the reality shows bulimia and other eating disorders are very much serious mental and physical illnesses that are deeply rooted in biology and genetics. A new study suggests these roots also extend to the way bulimics’ brains are wired. The…

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