Anorexia visible with brain scans - BBC Health News 2nd December 2007

Monday, December 03, 2007

Sophisticated scans have revealed the eating disorder anorexia is linked to specific patterns of brain activity. Even young women recovering from anorexia who have maintained a healthy weight for over a year had vastly different brain activity patterns. The findings in the American Journal of Psychiatry point to a brain region linked to anxiety and perfectionism.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I found a great blog article about how starving yourself can be counter-productive in an effort to lose weight. http://weightcontrolinfo.com/2008/06/06/fat-loss-tip-stop-starving-yourself/