"Gourmand Syndrome" - I must have it but you have to be kidding me

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This was in Mark Bittman's blog today (see link) but here is the excerpt from the medical report site.

Regard M, Landis T.

University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

We present a new benign eating disorder associated with lesions involving parts of the right anterior cerebral hemisphere. This "gourmand" syndrome describes a preoccupation with food and a preference for fine eating. Two exemplary case reports illustrate this new syndrome. Analysis of the clinical and anatomical data of 36 patients who displayed this behavior revealed, in 34, a strong association with lesion location in the right anterior part of the brain involving cortical areas, basal ganglia, or limbic structures. Our finding provides further evidence of a correlation between right hemispheric damage, eating, and other impulse control disorders. We conjecture that the serotonergic system subserves different functions in the left and right hemisphere.

http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/are-we-all-messed-up/#more-791

 
You mean we've all got brain-damage? Heheh, I think we're just more exposed to

fine food somewhere along the way and made that our hobby. That's the case with me anyway.

And why does he single out food? I know first-hand of a lot of obsessed people in my life!

 
They should study this "disorder" further so they can inflict it on more peope.. Life is short!

 
Bittman was just quoting the researcher from Swiss doctors

guess they don't have anything better to do since they are really only known for two foods - cheese and chocolate. Of course, those are two fine foods to be known for.

 
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