Neuroanatomy of human appetitive function: a positron emission tomography investigation

Article Abstract:

Little research has been undertaken on the mediating neuroanatomy of human appetitive function, although studies have been carried out on primates and rodents. A new study uses a state induction paradigm and positron emission topography to test the theory that limbic/paralimbic regions respond to the desirability of food stimuli. It is shown that significant increases in desire to eat, together with decreases in left temporo-insular cortical blood flow, occur during high-calorific versus control conditions. It is suggested that desirability to eat is associated with activity in the temporo-insular cortex.

Usage, Cerebral circulation, Eating disorders, Hunger, PET imaging, Positron emission tomography

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Predictors of weight maintenance after hospital discharge in adolescent anorexia nervosa

Article Abstract:

Clinical and psychological variables present at the time of hospitalization and discharge of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa were studied to determine which ones related to weight maintenance after discharge. The main finding was that motivation to change is the variable that best predicts weight maintenance.

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Influence of bone density results on adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

Article Abstract:

Information on the effects of bone density measurements on young women with anorexia nervosa (AN) is provided. The results revealed that performing bone density measurements (BMD) could be an important tool in the ongoing management of patients with AN.

Science & research, Bones, Measurement, Bone density

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