Disordered eating is often associated with marked psychological and emotional distress,
and severe adverse impact on quality of life. Several factors can influence eating behavior …

It has been proposed that binge eating reflects a pathological compulsion driven by the
“addictive” properties of foods. Proponents of this argument highlight the large degree of …

Stress is an important risk factor for modern chronic diseases, with distinct influences in
males and females. The sex specificity of the mammalian stress response contributes to the …

Overeating ranges in severity from casual overindulgence to an overwhelming drive to
consume certain foods. At its most extreme, overeating can manifest as clinical diagnoses …

Objective Emotional eating (EE) and other abnormal eating patterns are highly prevalent
among people living with obesity (PWO). In this sense, semaglutide, by acting on areas of …

Behavioral models are central to behavioral neuroscience. To study the neural mechanisms
of maladaptive behaviors (including binge eating and drug addiction), it is essential to …

Ethnopharmacological relevance “Shanghuo”, a concept based on Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) theory, describes a status of Yin-Yang imbalance when Yang overwhelms …

The model organism Drosophila melanogaster was increasingly applied in nutrition
research in recent years. A range of methods are available for the phenotyping of D …

Binge eating (BE) is a core eating disorder behavior that is present across nearly all eating
disorder diagnoses (eg, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa …

Stress and low mood are powerful triggers for compulsive overeating, a maladaptive form of
eating leading to negative physical and mental health consequences. Stress-vulnerable …