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Impaired Updating of Beliefs May Help Sustain Harmful Behaviors in Bulimia Nervosa

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Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2023

Impaired Updating of Beliefs May Help Sustain Harmful Behaviors in Bulimia Nervosa

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Researchers Identify Habit-Related Neural Circuitry That is Likely Perturbed in Binge-Eating Disorders

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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Researchers Identify Habit-Related Neural Circuitry That is Likely Perturbed in Binge-Eating Disorders

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Stress Hormone Levels May Predict Risk of Binge Eating Following Weight Restoration in Anorexia Nervosa

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Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Stress Hormone Levels May Predict Risk of Binge Eating Following Weight Restoration in Anorexia Nervosa

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Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Brain-Structure Changes in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, 2 Studies Show

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Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2021

Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Brain-Structure Changes in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, 2 Studies Show

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A New Technology Enables Manipulation of Neurons in Peripheral Organs and Reveals a Mechanism of Appetite Suppression

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Posted: Thursday, April 8, 2021

A New Technology Enables Manipulation of Neurons in Peripheral Organs and Reveals a Mechanism of Appetite Suppression

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Researchers Identify Sensory Neurons in the Gut That Signal the Brain to Stop Eating

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Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2020

Researchers Identify Sensory Neurons in the Gut That Signal the Brain to Stop Eating

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Large Genome Study Suggests Anorexia Nervosa is a Metabolic Disorder as Well as a Psychiatric One

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Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2019

Large Genome Study Suggests Anorexia Nervosa is a Metabolic Disorder as Well as a Psychiatric One

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Researchers Discover a Brain Circuit That Might Be Targeted to Treat Eating Disorders

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Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Researchers Discover a Brain Circuit That Might Be Targeted to Treat Eating Disorders

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Genetic Analysis Points to Anorexia Nervosa’s Psychiatric and Metabolic Roots

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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2018

Genetic Analysis Points to Anorexia Nervosa’s Psychiatric and Metabolic Roots

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Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder Not More Likely to be Overweight

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Posted: Friday, January 20, 2017

Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder Not More Likely to be Overweight or Obese

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How the Brain Knows When We’re Full

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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016

New Clues About How the Brain Knows When We’re Full and Should Stop Eating

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Discovery of Brain Circuit Involved in Food Intake

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Posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2016

New Clues About How the Brain Knows It’s Time to Stop Eating

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Women with Anorexia Show Brain Activity

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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016

Women with Anorexia Show Brain Activity and Negative Self-Perceptions that May Reverse During Healing

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Discovery of Brain Circuit Involved in Food Intake

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Posted: Friday, May 2, 2014

Discovery of Brain Circuit Involved in Food Intake May Improve Treatment of Eating Disorders

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Key Figures

20 million women and 10 million men

National surveys estimate that 20 million women and 10 million men in America will have an eating disorder at some point in their lives.*

* Source: National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

1 in 20 people

Studies suggest that 1 in 20 people will be affected at some point in their lives with an eating disorder.*

* Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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