Interesting study on the causes of anorexia

This is so interesting! Still it raises more questions than it answers. Also furthers knowledge of how our genes influence weight. Definitely no single fat or thin gene, but complex interactions going on behind the scenes. Hope this leads to treatment, anorexia is a killer.

I did not wish to sign up for the article. Fortunately I heard reports on it in our British News reports. There seem to be many possible genetic differences within the Anorexic community. This predisposition could cause one to be able to starve themselves, (the reasons why this predisposition is turn on need to be established) I can't remember the possible number of differences to others in the community. I believe the remit also included metabolism, I beg your pardon for being sketchy. I remember some 3 years or so ago a London organisation, I do not remember which, identified thyroid function which is involved in our metabolic functions in their causes or contributory factors in Anorexia, there was a full half hour programme on this research.

There are some 300 symptoms of thyroid problems, some relate to mental health and many to do with metabolism, in principal people are not usually tested adequately to establish the cause of these symptoms. Most often medics rely on TSH numbers. I even heard the scientist who created the testing scheme say, "the scheme is not used correctly".

If the system was used correctly testing the t4, t3 and reverse t3 - total t3 does not cut it because reverse is not effective in the body, much like a 3 pin plug with the live and neutral reversed, this indicates some mineral and/or vitamin deficiency, so much more would be know of the relationship between all endocrine glands. Other thyroid related conditions need antibodies and tsh added to the list. I think there are other available tests too. the thyroid is supposed to balance out the endocrine system and is involved in some way in all of the bodies functions, too complicated to go into hear.

If t3 is low, the brain does not function to its best advantage. Returning to the programme I heard 3 or so years ago. They discovered many of the persons in their research achieved relief from their symptoms and were able to get on with their lives when their thyroid function was optimal for them.

I wish all the research bult on the body of science already available and built up knowledge more creativly. I wish anyone effected by this dreadful condion all the very best, I regret general medicine is not the palce to find any relief.

I think gender socialization is still the main factor, but this is interesting.