Habits and Persistent Food Restriction in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The aetiology of anorexia nervosa (AN) presents a puzzle for researchers. Recent research has sought to understand the behavioural and neural mechanisms of these patients' persistent choice of calorie restriction. This scoping review aims to map the literature on the contribution of habit-based learning to food restriction in AN. PRISMA-ScR guidelines were adopted. The search strategy was applied to seven databases and to grey literature. A total of 35 studies were included in this review. The results indicate that the habit-based learning model has gained substantial attention in current research, employing neuroimaging methods, scales, and behavioural techniques. Food choices were strongly associated with dorsal striatum activity, and habitual food restriction based on the self-report re

SUBMITTER: Conceicao ISR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10669471 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature