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A brain-zapping treatment for binge-eaters that can be carried out at home has helped people lose more than half a stone in just six weeks.
The technique, called transcranial direct current stimulation, fires a gentle electrical pulse via electrodes on the scalp causing a slight excitation of brain cells.
King’s College London carried out trials on 82 people who were overweight, obese and suffering from a binge-eating disorder.
Participants carried out 20-minute sessions using a headset device, 10 times over a six weeks period, alongside a training programme that reduces attention to food.
Those using the stimulation cut their binge eating from around 20 times a month to just six times a month, and lost around 0.5 to…
