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The Neuroscience of Anorexia
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The anorexia brain reacts to avoiding high-calorie foods and consuming low-fat, low-calorie foods in an unhealthy way by giving a chemical reward in the brain that is unhealthy for body weight. Presumably, the release of dopamine by approaching foods that are low fat, low calories content is what makes the Anorexic feel good.

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