Anorexia
Reports from Boston College Highlight Recent Research in Anorexia
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, September 26th, 2011
2011 SEP 26 -- According to the authors of recent research from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, "Appetite and eating are not only controlled by energy needs, but also by extrinsic factors that are not directly related to energy balance. Environmental signals that acquire motivational properties through associative learning-learned cues-can override homeostatic signals and stimulate eating in sated states, or inhibit eating in states of hunger."
"Such influences are important, as environmental factors are believed to contribute to the increased susceptibility to overeating and the rise in obesity in the developed world. Similarly, environmental and social...
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