KISS away your obsession to lose weight (Anorexia)!

The research was published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology after subjects were given oxytocin using a nasal spray.The same 31 participants in a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, testing their reactions to facial expressions such as anger, disgust and happiness, were less likely to linger on 'disgust' faces.

Prof Youl-Ri Kim, from Inje University in Seoul, South Korea and lead author on both studies, said: 'Our research shows that oxytocin reduces patients' unconscious tendencies to focus on food, body shape, and negative emotions such as disgust.

'There is currently a lack of effective pharmacological treatments for anorexia. Our research adds important evidence to the increasing literature on oxytocin treatments for mental illnesses, and hints at the advent of a novel, ground-breaking treatment option for patients with anorexia.'