8 in 10 sufferers of binge eating disorders experienced trauma during childhood. Researchers discovered leptin is less effective in the lateral hypothalamus of those who suffered childhood trauma.
While purging may be a characteristic of bulimia nervosa, a new study reports a different kind of eating disorder may also be responsible for purging behaviors.
A large scale genome-wide study suggest the origins of anorexia include both metabolic and psychiatric components.
According to researchers, women who are obese and those suffering from anorexia respond differently to taste than those without an eating disorder.
