Chronic Anorexia Can Lead to Genetic Changes [PsychCentral.com]

Samantha Sangenito 2/10/1512:00 PM

A new Canadian study is the first to observe that the longer one suffers from active anorexia nervosa, the more likely a person’s DNA may be altered.

This biological change may lead to additional changes in physical and mental health.

Howard Steiger, Ph.D., head of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Eating Disorders Program (EDP), in Montreal, in collaboration with Linda Booij, Ph.D., a researcher with Sainte-Justine Hospital and an assistant professor at Queen’s University, discovered alterations in DNA methylation are associated with chronic anorexia nervosa.

[For more of this story, written by Rick Nauert, go to http://psychcentral.com/news/2...c-changes/80983.html]

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