The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia, hitherto regarded as purely psychiatric illnesses, may instead have a physical cause, researchers have found.
They have linked the diseases to disruptions in the body?s immune system, which cause it to attack the chemical messengers that control appetite. The research could offer new ways of treating both conditions, which together are thought to affect about 1m people in Britain.
Anorexia may be a disease, say scientists
