Monday, November 18, 2013

Bulimia and the brain: responses to body image and food

Brains of women with bulimia respond differently to women without bulimia when shown images of slim women. Both groups responded similarly to pictures of food, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry. The work suggests that treatments for bulimia should have a strong focus on self image rather than solely or primarily on issues with food.The neurological process behind bulimia that brings about binge-eating food and purging is poorly understood.

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