Promoting and maintaining a better gut microbial balance may help to protect against symptoms of anorexia in those with the eating disorder. Read More
Study reveals how eating disorders in some women are inextricably linked to their culture and upbringing. Read More
Those with body dysmorphic disorder and anorexia have abnormalities in activity and connectivity in visual and parietal brain networks. People with anorexia and body dysmorphia process images with high, low, or normal levels of detail. The abnormalities for low level of detail have the most direct relationship with disorder symptom severity and body perception. Read More
Hunger fails to activate food reward circuits in people with anorexia. Read More
The root of eating disorders are not necessarily a result of weight management, but a way to help manage negative emotions, researchers report. Read More
The findings of three new studies reveal only 50% of those with eating disorders seek help for their condition. Certain demographics are less likely to seek help. Those with eating disorders have a 5-6 times higher risk of suicide attempts. Read More
Children who are picky eaters are at an increased risk of developing anorexia during their teen years. Those who overeat as children are at higher risk of binge eating disorders. Persistent undereating during childhood increased the risk of developing anorexia in teen years by 6% for girls. Read More
A large scale genome-wide study suggest the origins of anorexia include both metabolic and psychiatric components. Read More
A new study reveals several biomarkers for eating disorders that are apparent two years prior to diagnosis. Read More
Neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) appear to regulate food intake. The neurons appear to form part of a network that controls appetite loss in mice. Read More
Women who suffered from eating disorders are at increased risk of developing depression during pregnancy and up until 18 years after the birth of their child. Read More
A study of more than 50,000 patients with bipolar disorder in 14 countries helped researchers identify 20 new genetic risk factors for bipolar disorder. Eight of the genes also had an association with an increased risk for schizophrenia. ASD and anorexia, it was discovered, also had genetic ties to bipolar depression. Read More
