Eating disorder behaviors are reinforced due to changes in the brain's reward response processes and alterations in the food intake control network.
The root of eating disorders are not necessarily a result of weight management, but a way to help manage negative emotions, researchers report.
A new study reports overweight and obese young adults are almost twice as likely than their peers of lower weight to binge, purge and embark on other behaviors associated with eating disorders. Researchers found Asian/Pacific islanders and sexual minorities were also at higher risk of developing eating disorders.
Researchers have pinpointed the precise cellular connections responsible for triggering overeating.
Researchers have identified a neurological reasons why people with eating disorders are able to override the urge to eat.
Study reveals how eating disorders in some women are inextricably linked to their culture and upbringing.
