Explains the extreme food motivation of at least some #labradors and flat-coated #retrievers. More commonly expressed in assistance dogs than companion #dogs, presumably because it makes them more biddable when rewarded with #food. #eatinghabits

I'm getting side-tracked by interesting, although not entirely relevant, #research today. 😆 #appetite #appetiteregulation #pets A Deletion in the Canine POMC Gene Is Associated with Weight and Appetite in Obesity-Prone Labrador Retriever Dogs ... ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

“Dogs are known to devour the food in a gluttonous manner and then regurgitate and re-consume at a time and place when away from competing mouths” Explains perhaps why some eat their own sick... Aldrich & Koppel, 2015. #dog #doglife #eatinghabits #pets

#chocolate brings more joy than an apple, which in turn elevates mood more than nothing at all. Yep! #nutrition #research #fruit

@KitchenBee Perhaps we take unadulterated food for granted? A new book title for you Bee?

@KitchenBee This is excellent news. It is devastating for children’s cognitive development and younger children and pregnant women are especially vulnerable, particularly those with malnutrition and other mineral deficiencies. Thank you sharing. ❤️

I never knew. Cyclamate blocks saccharine bitter receptors, while saccharin blocks cyclamate-activated bitter receptors. 🧐 Which is why they are used together. Just me? Blends of Non-caloric Sweeteners Saccharin and Cyclamate Show Reduced ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@AnorexiaMyths Thank you. Yes, some very interesting ideas! ☺️

@AnorexiaMyths There is some thinking that the hyperactivity is partly foraging behaviour and partly to maintain core temperature I understand. And so heat also helps reduce hyperactivity. Have you seen this happen? Are you able to share his other ideas?

@AnorexiaMyths Interesting that quite so many do warm people up. And surprising that not more do. There is a researcher exploring this, Gutierrez, and also Sødersten at the Karolinska Institute. Research shows reduces post-meal anxiety in particular if I am not mistaken. 👍

@AgnesAyton Came across this paper today, and your hypothesis re increasing #anorexia and #eatingdisorders with increasing #upf, and noticed you are the author. Super read. 👏 I agree: odd that there is so little research into actual food and #eatingdisordersresearch 🤷‍♀️ #nova4 #inflammation

Happy #NationalDessertDay🧁 - what's your favourite treat? Everyone - mums included - deserves something sweet today so here's your reminder! #mum #EmpoweringMums

@AnorexiaMyths *Great survival mechanism btw. I am moving a LOT more than usual = my people must be fleeing (likely due to a famine) = not a great time to be having a baby = lowered leptin = lowered fertility 4/

@AnorexiaMyths AND leaner people (e.g., athletes) tend to have lower baseline leptin levels THEN maybe the two aren’t so different after all? 3/

@AnorexiaMyths AND that most/many symptoms of anorexia are due to hypoleptinaemia (inc. restlessness/hyperactivity), AND "excessive” exercise in and of itself, even without weight or fat mass loss, leads to reduced leptin*… 2/

@AnorexiaMyths IF one subscribes to the theory that weight/shape/body concerns are not a feature of anorexia, but rather an explanation for the otherwise inexplicable set in our understanding of the world (and anorexia STARTS with weight loss, most commonly from a diet)... 1/

@AnorexiaMyths I’m not expressing an opinion on nasogastric feeding under restraint, just sharing a feeling about how desperately we need effective treatments for anorexia so that we can consign the practice to the past, along with surgically removing people’s stomachs for peptic ulcers. 🙏

@CarolineBoveyRD @CNmagazines @BDA_Dietitians Thank you Caroline. ☺️

Came across this great cartoon short for kids (and adults!) explaining what we know about the evolutionary origins of food-related #sensory hypersensitivity. Skip to 1:55 for the history lesson. youtube.com/watch?v=hojezD… #arfid #eatingdisorders #sensoryprocessingdisorder

A huge thanks to all the other authors and especially @watts_mala who kept us going when it looked like we might not finish-we did it! @AniBRD @SiantaylorA PaolaFaloski @thorntonwood @ClaireKnightRD1 MichelleSimpson ❤️ 👊

@AnatomicalCat @DrLindseyFitz And whether they exist today and how they are treated now versus then?

@AnorexiaMyths @CNmagazines @BDA_Dietitians Awww, thank you. Anorexia and other eating disorders next maybe?

@AnatomicalCat @DrLindseyFitz Interesting. Know what the diseases are Cat?

@LongLiPro @CNmagazines Any excuse for cake!

We won! Nutrition Resource of the Year ARFID Position Paper @CNmagazines Who would have thought. When I first mooted the idea @BDA_Dietitians #camhs of a position paper to define the necessary #dietetic resource for a good #nhs service, many thought this was too bold. #Arfid

Female rats, but not male rats, showed an increase in total food intake after fasting (rebound feeding). #bulimia #BED #eatingdisorderresearch Sex differences in the responses of orexin neurons in the lateral hypo... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Seems like an age ago. #kalamata Feb 2023 Which is your favourite #foodie #holiday snap? Or any other favourite holiday snap?

In contrast to the Activity Based Anorexia (ABA) and Starvation Induced Hyperactivity (SIH) rodent model of anorexia, where researchers have to first create an energy deficit by restricting either access to food or amount of food before hyperactivity and self-starvation ensue.

A genetic mutation with similar metabolic, immunological and behavioural traits to people with anorexia, the anx/anx mouse will starve itself to death. #anorexia #eatingdisorders The anx/anx Mouse - A Valuable Resource in Anorexia Nervosa Research pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30804742/

An interesting narrative about how #bodyimage disturbance (erroneously?) became a core diagnostic feature of #anorexia nervosa. Thoughts? #eatingdisordersresearch Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: Enduring Wrong Assumptions? ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…