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Eating Disorder Research News
August 2, 2023

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Exposure Therapy to Feared Foods May Help Kids With Eating Disorders

Whether you're afraid of dogs, needles or enclosed spaces, one of the most effective interventions for this type of anxiety disorder is exposure therapy in which you confront your fear in a safe environment. A new study finds that exposure therapy is also a promising treatment for adolescents with ...

Beyond Childhood: Picky Eating in College Students

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 phobia than non-picky eaters, according to a new study. Social phobia is the fear of ...

Eating Disorder Behaviors Alter Reward Response in Brain

A new study found that eating disorder behaviors alter the brain's reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce the ...

Study Links Eating Disorders With Body Dysmorphia

People with eating disorders are 12 times more likely to be preoccupied with perceived flaws in their physical appearance than those without, according to new ...
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The Hidden Issue of Anorexia in Pregnancy

孕妇有厌食症面临更大风险f having a stillbirth, underweight baby or pre-term birth, yet there are no clear guidelines for how doctors should manage the condition, according ...

Brain Differences in Children With Binge Eating Disorder

Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a new ...

Diminished Activation of Specific Prefrontal Brain Region May Directly Contribute to Binge Eating in Bulimia Nervosa

New research has revealed a key neural mechanism underlying the feeling of being unable to stop eating, the most salient aspect of binge episodes in eating disorders like bulimia ...

Eating Disorders Linked to Diabetic Eye Issues

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 ...

Rates of Type 2 Diabetes Are Higher in People With One of Various Common Psychiatric Disorders

A new study finds that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder compared with the general ...

Dieting: Villain or Scapegoat?

For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Researchers recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers ...

Study Shows Brain Differences in Interpreting Physical Signals in Mental Health Disorders

Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals ...

COVID-19 Pandemic Has Been Linked With Six Unhealthy Eating Behaviors

A new probe into the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed correlations to six unhealthy eating behaviors, according to a new ...

Leptin Puts the Brakes on Eating Via Novel Neurocircuit

A new study in mice describes novel neurocircuitry between midbrain structures that control feeding behaviors that are under modulatory control by leptin, a hormone made by body fat. Since the ...

'Hunger Hormone' Ghrelin Affects Monetary Decision Making

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 ...

破译饮食失调背后的基因

By analysing the genome of tens of thousand people, a team has discovering similarities between the genetic bases of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder, and those of ...

Challenge to Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Guidelines

New analysis has shown a lack of strong evidence to support current guidance on psychological therapies for treating anorexia nervosa over expert treatment as usual. The findings highlight a need for ...

COVID-19 Anxiety Linked to Body Image Issues

A new study has found that anxiety and stress directly linked to COVID-19 could be causing a number of body image issues. The research, which involved 506 UK adults, found that worries linked to ...

People With Anorexia and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Show Brain Similarities, Differences

A new study shows partially overlapping patterns of brain function in people with anorexia nervosa and those with body dysmorphic disorder, a related psychiatric condition characterized by ...

Anorexia May Stunt Young Women's Growth

Girls with anorexia nervosa can have stunted growth and may not reach their full height potential, according to a new ...