Anorexia nervosa: Pleasure at getting thin more than fear of getting fat

(INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)) A study from Inserm, Paris Descartes University and Sainte Anne Hospital suggests that anorexia nervosa might not be explained by fear of gaining weight, but by the pleasure of losing it... and that the phenomenon might be genetically influenced. Published in Translational Psychiatry, this study, directed by Professor Gorwood, head of the Clinic for Mental and Brain Diseases, challenges the notion of fear of weight gain in an...