Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are unfortunately quite common eating disorders and, despite the fact that between 50% and 70% of the risk of suffering from such a disorder is inherited, identifying the genes responsible for tipping the balance towards the disease it is not easy. Now, a recent study from the University of Iowa (USA) has shown that the lack of the gene ESRRA, the estrogen receptor alpha contributes to an increased risk of anorexia or bulimia nervosa.
A team of scientists from the universities of TExas and Iowa (USA) has discovered two genetic mutations that appear to be associated with an increased risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, indicating that these diseases have a hereditary component .
Those who suffer from alcohol addiction are more likely to suffer from eating disorders and vice versa, according to a new study from the University of Washington School of Medicine (United States). The investigations indicate that both pathologies are triggered by the same genetic factors, although at the moment it is unknown which specific genes are involved.
According to a Catalan research group, those who suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and obesity may share certain neurobiological correlations related to reward pathways and neural circuits linked to food. This study shows that the treatment of these patients should focus on self-control problems.
Anorexia nervosa is more common among individuals born in spring, specifically between March and June, according to a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Lahiru Handunnetthi and colleagues at the Oxford University Center for Human Genetics came to that conclusion after comparing data from nearly 1,300 anorexic patients with that of the general population.
Alcohorexia or drunkenness, a double pathology in which alcoholism, anorexia and bulimia are combined. Victoria Osborne, a researcher at the University of Missouri (USA), has analyzed this new eating disorder and has come to the conclusion that it affects women three times more.
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