Eating disorders 'can modify genes'

(ANSA) - Perugia, November 24 - Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia as well as general malnutrition can change one's very genes, research by health authorities in the Italian region of Umbria showed on Tuesday.
    The study on the correlation between eating disorders and DNA involved 349 anorexia or bulimia patients between the ages of 12 and 50.
    The research showed that environment and specific nutritional behaviours can influence the way certain genes are expressed.
    This suggests that an intervention on the nutritional and psychological side could ease the symptoms of the condition, the research showed.