Neurobiological Underpinnings of Obesity and Addiction: A Focus on Binge Eating Disorder and Implications for Treatment.

The article explores the neurobiological mechanisms behind obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) and their implications for treatment. Increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex/orbitofrontal cortex showed that people with BED are hypersensitive to motivational and rewarding properti...

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Published in:Psychiatric Times Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 56 - 60
Main Authors: Balodis, Iris M., Grilo, Carlos M., Potenza, Marc N.
Format: Article
Published: MJH Life Sciences Jul2015
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          Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
          Department of Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine
          CASAColumbia, Yale University School of Medicine
          Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine
          Department of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine
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        Bulimia treatment
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        Cognition
        Compulsive behavior
        Food habits
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      ab: The article explores the neurobiological mechanisms behind obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) and their implications for treatment. Increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex/orbitofrontal cortex showed that people with BED are hypersensitive to motivational and rewarding properties of food. They also demonstrated reduced activity in frontal areas which are involved in cognitive control. Studies have shown that effective addiction treatments can be used to treat BED.
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