Thursday, August 28, 2014

Eating Disorders May Hike Risk of Autoimmune Disease

Finnish researchers have found that individuals with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are at risk of developing specific medical problems. They discovered autoimmune illnesses including type I diabetes and inflammatory bowel diseases (such as Crohn’s disease), were more common among individuals with eating disorders. In the study, published in PLOS ONE, ...

http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/08/27/eating-disorders-may-hike-risk-of-autoimmune-disease/74152.html

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Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.

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