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A woman passes by an Italian advertising campaign featuring the photo of an anorexic girl, 26 Sept.
2007 in Milan. Italy's anti-anorexia ads have divided France's powerful fashion industry -- with the
high end couture federation deeming them "scandalous" while its ready-to-wear cousin hails a fresh
move to keep skinny models out of fashion.((Xinhua/AFP Photo)
2007 in Milan. Italy's anti-anorexia ads have divided France's powerful fashion industry -- with the
high end couture federation deeming them "scandalous" while its ready-to-wear cousin hails a fresh
move to keep skinny models out of fashion.((Xinhua/AFP Photo)
An inability to enjoy the taste of food is a sign of eating disorders, a new study
finds, which is why anorexics find food bland and boring. And the inability to enjoy
food might last even after people recover from the disease.
The outward signs of anorexia nervosa reveal a relentless pursuit of thinness and
emaciation to a weight that's at least 15 percent below normal. In extreme cases, it
can lead to death. But whether the disorder is also linked with inner changes, such
as alterations to portions of the brain that regulate appetite, has been a mystery.
Brain-scanning research, recently published online in advance of publication in the
journal Neuropsychopharmacology, now reveals that compared with individuals
without an eating disorder, women with anorexia have distinct differences in the
insula, a brain region important for recognizing taste.
Angela Wagner of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Walter
Kaye, also of Pitt, and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine,
scanned the brains of 16 women who had recovered from anorexia nervosa and of
16 women without an eating disorder. They measured brain activity in response to
sucrose (considered a "pleasant" taste) and distilled water (considered "neutral").
In response to both water and sugars, women who had recovered from anorexia
showed significantly less activity in the insula and related brain regions compared
with the control group of women. These brain regions recognize taste and judge
how rewarding that taste is to the person.
Kaye says the results suggest individuals with anorexia might have trouble
recognizing tastes or responding to the pleasure associated with food.
In addition, the insula contributes to a type of emotional regulation, referred to as
interoception. This raises the possibility that anorexics might find food aversive
rather than rewarding, the researchers suggest.
"We know that the insula and the connected regions are thought to play an
important role in interoceptive information, which determines how the individual
senses the physiological condition of the entire body," Kaye said. "Interoception
has long been thought to be critical for self-awareness because it provides the link
between thinking and mood, and the current body state."
The results could shed light on why anorexics stay away from "pleasurable" foods,
and why they don't eat even when hungry, leading to the life-threatening plunge in
weight. Other symptoms of anorexia nervosa, such as distorted body image and
lack of desire to get better, could also be associated with these brain regions, they
say.
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finds, which is why anorexics find food bland and boring. And the inability to enjoy
food might last even after people recover from the disease.
The outward signs of anorexia nervosa reveal a relentless pursuit of thinness and
emaciation to a weight that's at least 15 percent below normal. In extreme cases, it
can lead to death. But whether the disorder is also linked with inner changes, such
as alterations to portions of the brain that regulate appetite, has been a mystery.
Brain-scanning research, recently published online in advance of publication in the
journal Neuropsychopharmacology, now reveals that compared with individuals
without an eating disorder, women with anorexia have distinct differences in the
insula, a brain region important for recognizing taste.
Angela Wagner of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Walter
Kaye, also of Pitt, and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine,
scanned the brains of 16 women who had recovered from anorexia nervosa and of
16 women without an eating disorder. They measured brain activity in response to
sucrose (considered a "pleasant" taste) and distilled water (considered "neutral").
In response to both water and sugars, women who had recovered from anorexia
showed significantly less activity in the insula and related brain regions compared
with the control group of women. These brain regions recognize taste and judge
how rewarding that taste is to the person.
Kaye says the results suggest individuals with anorexia might have trouble
recognizing tastes or responding to the pleasure associated with food.
In addition, the insula contributes to a type of emotional regulation, referred to as
interoception. This raises the possibility that anorexics might find food aversive
rather than rewarding, the researchers suggest.
"We know that the insula and the connected regions are thought to play an
important role in interoceptive information, which determines how the individual
senses the physiological condition of the entire body," Kaye said. "Interoception
has long been thought to be critical for self-awareness because it provides the link
between thinking and mood, and the current body state."
The results could shed light on why anorexics stay away from "pleasurable" foods,
and why they don't eat even when hungry, leading to the life-threatening plunge in
weight. Other symptoms of anorexia nervosa, such as distorted body image and
lack of desire to get better, could also be associated with these brain regions, they
say.
What is your thoughts on this.... myspace blog.
Now back to our schedule... check out
these photos of Gisele Bunchen taken
on Oct. 18,2007 she looks so lean and
tight her belly shows that she really
does her push ups and sit ups!!
these photos of Gisele Bunchen taken
on Oct. 18,2007 she looks so lean and
tight her belly shows that she really
does her push ups and sit ups!!
PHOTOS OF CATE FROM OCT 20, 2007
Ageless beauty... she really still looks great check out those collar bones
