NIH R01 GRANT FUNDS STUDY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND BINGE EATING IN CHILDREN

FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 14 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

Early signs of binge eating can emerge as children enter adolescence, signaling risk for eating disorders. George Mason University researcher Tyler Mason is investigating whether physical activity could improve self-regulation and, in turn, reduce that risk.

With a five-year, R01 grant from NIH's National Institute of Mental Health, Mason will use wearable technology and other real-time assessments to study children during a pivotal developmental window, with the goal of better understanding how eating disorders develop and how to intervene earlier.

Mason, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at the College of Public Hea...