Anorexia and autism - are they related?

Girls with anorexia nervosa have some of the traits observed in people with autism, researchers at the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University reported in the journal Molecular Autism. As background information, the authors explained that anorexia nervosa ('anorexia') is an eating disorder in which the patient refuses to maintain a minimum body weight (15% below expected body weight). There is also an abnormal preoccupation with food and weight...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eating Disorders Source Type: news