People with anorexia, body dysmorphic disorder have similar brain anomalies

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People with anorexia nervosa and with body dysmorphic disorder have similar abnormalities in their brains that affect their ability to process visual information, a new study reveals. People with anorexia have such an intense fear of gaining weight that they starve themselves even when they are dangerously thin. Body dysmorphic disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with a perceived flaw in physical appearance.
SOURCE: Eating Disorder Research News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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