The influence of oxytocin on eating behaviours and stress
16 June 2016
There is a long-standing evidence base demonstrating that oxytocin administration inhibits appetite in animals. More recently, however, research has gone on to demonstrate that oxytocin may specifically reduce eating for pleasure in healthy men, and may reduce total food consumption in individuals with bulimia nervosa.
The current study aims to test whether or not a single dose of oxytocin affects food preferences in adult females with bulimia nervosa and binging tendencies.
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Ethical approval
This study has received ethical approval from the Camberwell St Giles - NRES Committee London
Study Reference: ref: 14/LO/2115
About the researcher
Monica Leslie is a PhD student with the Eating Disorders Unit at King's College London. She graduated from The University of Western Australia in 2015 with a BSC(Hons) in Psychology. Her current research interests include exploring the role of oxytocin and naloxone hydrochloride in treating the symptoms of eating disorders.
