Oxford scientists propose that psychedelics could rewire brain circuits behind compulsive eating, offering a bold new strategy to treat obesity, if future trials confirm their potential.
Review: The compulsive eating paradigm: can psychedelics help in treating obesity? Image Credit: Eskymaks / Shutterstock
Psychedelics, a class of hallucinogenic drugs, may serve as a potential therapeutic intervention for some obese people who experience addictive-like overeating behaviors, recent research suggests. Researchers at the University of Oxford published a review article in the Journal of Eating Disorders to depict the potential utility and proposed mode of action of psychedelics in treating overeating and obesity. However, they emphasize that human trials are still lacking, with no direct evidence yet in…