Zuo Zhang

Jan 10, 2025 | kcl.ac.uk | Xinyang Yu |Zuo Zhang

The study, published in Nature Mental Health, investigates the links between genetics, brain structure and disordered eating behaviours in young people. Researchers found that the process of ‘brain maturation’, whereby the volume and thickness of the cortex (the outer layer of the brain) decreases during adolescence, is a factor in whether teenagers develop restrictive or emotional/uncontrolled eating behaviours in young adulthood.

Jan 9, 2025 | nature.com | Xinyang Yu |Zuo Zhang |Moritz Herle |Tobias Banaschewski |Gareth Barker |Herta Flor | +16 more

AbstractUnhealthy eating, a risk factor for eating disorders (EDs) and obesity, often coexists with emotional and behavioral problems; however, the underlying neurobiological mechanisms are poorly understood. Analyzing data from the longitudinal IMAGEN adolescent cohort, we investigated associations between eating behaviors, genetic predispositions for high body mass index (BMI) using polygenic scores (PGSs), and trajectories (ages 14–23 years) of ED-related psychopathology and brain maturation.

Jun 18, 2024 | kcl.ac.uk | Zuo Zhang

A new study reveals further insight into the links between personality traits and the onset of eating disorder symptoms. Eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are serious and potentially life-threatening mental illnesses that affect around 1.25 million people in the UK.

Oct 7, 2023 | mdpi.com | Zhi Li |Jin Zhou |Zuo Zhang

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticleby 1,*, 1 and 2 1School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China2School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.