Essentials: Healthy Eating & Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binging

Huberman Lab

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I discuss both healthy eating and clinically recognized eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. I explain how brain circuits, hormones such as leptin and reward systems interact to regulate appetite, satiety and overall eating behaviors. I also discuss the serious health risks associated with anorexia, explain how disrupted eating habits contribute to its development and highlight evidence-based treatments for anorexia. Finally, I explore binge eating and bulimia, discussing the underlying causes and the pharmacological treatments commonly used to support recovery. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Eating Disorders 00:01:05 Fasting, Intermittent Fasting, Healthy Eating 00:06:10 Self-Diagnosis Caution 00:07:20 Sponsor: LMNT 00:08:52 Eating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa 00:12:39 Hunger & Satiety; Appetite, Body Fat & Brain 00:17:20 Homeostasis & Reward Systems, Eating Disorders 00:21:12 Sponsor: AG1 00:22:49 Anorexia, Puberty, Hyperacuity & Food 00:25:55 Decision-Making vs Reflexes/Habits, Anorexia 00:29:29 Anorexia & Breaking Habits, Therapies & Family-Based Models 00:32:08 Distorted Self-Image & Anorexia 00:35:03 Sponsor: Function 00:36:43 Bulimia & Binge-Eating Disorder, Impulsivity & Prescription Treatments 00:40:28 Recap & Key Takeaways Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials, where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and actionable science-based tools for mental health, physical health, and performance.
0:11.0	I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.
0:17.3	Today, we are going to talk all about healthy and disordered eating.
0:21.6	And indeed we are going to talk about clinical eating disorders such as anorexia,
0:26.6	bulimia, and binge eating disorder, as well as some other related eating disorders.
0:32.6	However, before we get into this material, I want to emphasize that today's discussion will include what it is to have a healthy relationship with food.
0:41.7	We're going to talk about metabolism.
0:43.9	We're going to talk about how eating frequency
0:46.8	and what one eats influences things like appetite and satiety,
0:52.6	as well as whether or not we have a healthy psychological relationship to food
0:57.1	and our body weight and so-called body composition,
1:00.9	the ratio of muscle to fat to bone, et cetera.
1:05.0	So as we march into this conversation,
1:07.4	I'd like to share with you some interesting
1:09.6	and what I believe are important findings
1:11.5	in the realm of nutrition and human behavior.
1:15.5	I know these days many people are excited about
1:18.5	or curious about so-called intermittent fasting.
1:22.1	Intermittent fasting is as the name implies,
1:25.1	simply restricting one's feeding behavior,
1:28.3	eating to a particular phase of the 24 hour
1:31.7	or so-called circadian cycle.
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