Stress Shifts Eating Behavior

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Stress-induced "fixated" eating patterns linked to dopamine disruption, study finds

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A recent study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience has revealed that under stress, mice develop unusual feeding behaviors that might offer insight into the effects of stress on the brain’s reward system.

Researchers used three stress models: social isolation, intermittent high-fat diet, and physical restraint.

The researchers used motion capture technology to track how often and for how long each mouse approached and ate from each container.

Future studies could explore whether similar patterns of fixated feeding can be observed in humans under stress.

They propose that further research could investigate how these feeding behaviors are linked to other aspects of the brain’s reward system, and whether they could serve as early indicators of neuropsychiatric conditions such as depression or anxiety.

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