Progressing our understanding of the impacts of nutrition on the brain and behaviour in anorexia nervosa: a tyrosine case study example

Abstract Anorexia nervosa is a severe and complex illness associated with a lack of efficacious treatment. The effects of nutrition on the brain and behaviour is of particular interest, though an area of limited research. Tyrosine, a non-essential amino acid, is a precursor to the catecholamines dop...

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Main Authors: Melissa Hart, David Sibbritt, Lauren T. Williams, Kenneth P. Nunn, Bridget Wilcken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00439-z