Expert warns of dieting and bingeing cycle
01 Apr 08
Source: Mental Health Foundation
An obsession with size zero could be forcing people into extreme diets followed by periods of bingeing on junk, an expert warns.
Professor Janet Treasure, who works in the eating disorders research unit at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, warned the fashion industry's obsession with thinness not only puts models at high risk of developing eating disorders, but has an adverse impact on the general public.
Studies have suggested that starvation followed by enjoyment of highly palatable foods like burgers or chocolate could alter the way the brain reacts to food, she said.
