Breakthrough MRI scans reveal hidden hypothalamic changes in young women, shedding light on the biological roots of anorexia and obesity, and paving the way for targeted treatments.
Study: Unraveling neural underpinnings of eating disorders in the female brain: Insights from high-field magnetic resonance imaging. Image Credit: Suppakjj1017 / Shutterstock.com
A recent editorial feature published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition discusses the use of a novel imaging technique to investigate how certain structural features of the hypothalamus affect eating behaviors.
A new approach to studying the hypothalamus
Women are more likely to develop eating disorders like anorexia nervosa than men, particularly during puberty. Despite this disproportional occurrence, few studies have investigated…