Binge Eating Disorder | Compulsive Overeating Disorder - Causes, Symptoms, Complications & Treatment
When a person overeats, he is unable to control his hunger pangs, while during an emotional/binge eating session, he is incapable of controlling his emotions.
When a person overeats, he is unable to control his hunger pangs, while during an emotional/binge eating session, he is incapable of controlling his emotions.
‘Along with genetic similarities between all three major eating disorders, there exist notable differences.’
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Genetic associations of anthropometric traits (like weight, BMI, or waist circumference) are different for each eating disorder, making the genetic predisposition to these traits a distinctive feature. Read More..
The most prevalent eating disorders in Western Europe are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder; four in ten people in Western Europe experience them at some point in their lives.
Nadia Micali, who led the research team, explains, "Previous studies, which highlighted a genetic association between a high risk of anorexia nervosa and a low risk of obesity, have begun to lift the veil on certain aspects of how eating disorders develop that had been mostly neglected until then."
Chronic Dieting - Is it an Eating Disorder?
Chronic dieting is associated with eating disorders that mainly include unhealthy eating practices such as severe calorie restriction in diet of men or women who on a regular basis follow fad diets mainly to reduce weight.
Chronic dieting is associated with eating disorders that mainly include unhealthy eating practices such as severe calorie restriction in diet of men or women who on a regular basis follow fad diets mainly to reduce weight.
The study aimed to understand the similarities and differences among all eating disorders in the role of genes governing body weight. The team obtained data on DNA, basic health, and responses to health questionnaires, including possible psychiatric disorders and eating disorder history of over 20,000 individuals.
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Orthorexia Nervosa | Eating Disorder - Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment
Are you a Health Food Junkie? Are you obsessed with what you eat all the time? You may be a victim of a condition called Orthorexia Nervosa.
Are you a Health Food Junkie? Are you obsessed with what you eat all the time? You may be a victim of a condition called Orthorexia Nervosa.
He explains that each polygenic score sums the risk genes involved in a specific trait, such as depression. The higher the score, the greater the genetic risk. Polygenic scores for psychiatric disorders (like schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder) and metabolic and physical traits like (insulin sensitivity, obesity, and high BMI) were calculated.
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Sleep Eating Disorders Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment
Sleep-related eating disorders are abnormal eating behaviors that occur during night. Sleep related eating disorder is a part of parasomnias.
Sleep-related eating disorders are abnormal eating behaviors that occur during night. Sleep related eating disorder is a part of parasomnias.
Findings showed that along with genetic similarities between all three major eating disorders, there exist notable differences.
Micali states that the eating disorders share genetic risks with certain psychiatric disorders - schizophrenia and depression, in particular. Whereas, there are differences in the genetics of body weight regulation - genetics of anorexia nervosa are the opposite of bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. Anorexia was linked to a low genetic risk of obesity, and low BMI.
"The "metabolic and physical component would therefore direct the individual either towards anorexia nervosa or towards bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder," explains Micali.
The study also confirmed a genetic relationship between binge-eating disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These disorders share high impulsivity.
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