A new study that was published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, finds that eating disorders are common among women that men.
Researchers find that women are more likely to experience brain activity in relation to negative body perception.
According to the the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), 30 million people in the United States are shown to have eating disorders, which around 20 million were women.
Women seem to be more concerned about their body image than men and are more like to be dissatisfied with their bodies.
"Thus, this susceptibility to body dissatisfaction may be an important factor underlying the higher rates of eating disorders in women," say the authors of the journal.
"In today's Western society, concerns regarding body size and negative feelings towards one's body are all too common," says Dr. Catherine Preston. "However, little is known about the neural mechanisms underlying negative feelings towards the body and how they relate to body perception and eating-disorder pathology."
"This research is vital in revealing the link between body perception and our emotional responses regarding body satisfaction, and may help explain the neurobiological underpinnings of eating-disorder vulnerability in women."
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