ea0081p603 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2022
Prins Karina
, Delhanty Patrick
, Huisman Martin
, Mies Rosinda
, McLuskey Anke
, Visser Jenny
Binge-eating disorder is the most prevalent eating disorder diagnosed, affecting three times more women than men. It is characterised by binge-eating episodes: the rapid consumption of a large amount of food, without needing the calories. The gut hormone ghrelin stimulates appetite and reward signalling, and loss of its receptor reduces binge-eating behaviour in male mice. We aimed to examine the influence of ghrelin itself on binge-eating behaviour in mice of both sexes. 5-we...