alternative medicine and anorexia

Identity <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Hi, I'm having great difficulty finding information about this subject.
What could anyone here tell me about the physiological / neurological
factors that cause anorexia nervosa? I understand there are disrupted
mineral levels in the body, along with enzyme and neurotransmitter
reuptake dysfunctions. Mainstream medicine seems mostly content to sit
on the tired "it's solely genetic and psychological" explanation, which
seems to me to only be a part of the equation. Any help much
appreciated.

I haven't come across any conclusive info pinpointing a *cause* of
anorexia nervosa. The "genetic & psychological" theories you speak of
are based on research that finds cultures where the disorder is
essentially unheard of, & the frequency it is found among white
females in the middle/upper economic classes.

Since the disorder is only identified *after* the weight loss &
wasting happens it would probably be pretty difficult to find abnormal
findings *before* it becomes a problem.