Brain Scans Of Healthy Women Reveal Fear Of Getting Fat
April 17, 2010 by
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Brain Scans Of Healthy Women Reveal Fear Of Getting Fat
A group of women in a new study seemed unlikely to have body image issues – at least their responses on a tried-and-true psychological screening presented no red flags. That assessment changed when Brigham Young University researchers used MRI technology to observe what happened in the brain as these women viewed images of complete strangers. If the stranger happened to be overweight and female …
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