Abnormal Brain Development in Children With Binge Eating Disorder

Abnormal Brain Development in Children With Binge Eating Disorder
Children instinctively like sweet foods but the prevalence of added sugars can put them at risk. muse studio/Shutterstock
Marina Zhang
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Researchers from the University of Southern California (US) have found that children suffering from binge eating disorders (BED) have an increased proportion of grey matter densities indicative of abnormal brain development.

“In children with binge eating disorder, we see abnormality in brain development in brain regions specifically linked to reward and impulsivity, or the ability to inhibit reward,” said lead author Stuart Murray from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Marina Zhang
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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