BONN: Depression and depression have become a major crisis worldwide and now scientists have discovered a clear link between depression and loss of appetite.
On the other hand, during depression there are changes in the brain that are not easy to understand with conventional biomarkers. It is also true that each patient's condition and symptoms may vary.
According to psychologists, there are many forms of depression, it affects the motivation to act, sometimes it affects emotions and feelings. Depression patients are not interested in any hard work and its fruits. Some patients reported that their appetite increased during depression and some complained of loss.
Experts from the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Tübingen have jointly carried out a study in which they performed an MRI of the patients' brains and found that depression can affect appetite and food cravings. In this study, several patients were asked questions about depression and hunger and brain scans were also taken. In addition, functional connections between different parts of the brain were also noted. In particular, the behavior of the demand for an item was also observed in the brain.
In many patients, it was observed that the appetite went away due to depression, and in some patients, the appetite increased. When their brains were analyzed and their neural connections were observed, experts were able to tell in the case of depression which person would have a decreased appetite or which patient would have an increased appetite. This study found that depression can be predicted in a patient by looking at the decrease in appetite.
Scientists believe that this research will help in neuromodulation and modeling of the brain, which will make it possible to understand depression.
