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Why ME might cause weight change

Wishful

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https://newatlas.com/science/fat-cells-talk-brain-sensory-neurons-scripps/

"The researchers speculate that these two opposing nerve signals may work in tandem to maintain a kind of metabolic equilibrium. The sympathetic nervous system switches fat-burning processes on, while the sensory neuron pathway turns the process off."

Since ME can alter neurological functions, this could be why some PWME experience weight change.