Testosterone Could Guard Against Eating Disorders

Testosterone appears to protect people against eating disorders, providing further evidence that biological factors — and not just social influences — are linked to anorexia and bulimia, according to new research findings at Michigan State University.An ongoing, six-year study of 538 sets of twins in Michigan indicates that females who were in the womb with male twins have lower risk for eating disorder symptoms than females who were in the womb with female twins.

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Filed under: Endocrinology on March 15th, 2008