... had experienced trauma as a baby therefore showing a connection where brain damage caused by this trauma, could increase the risk of anorexia. * Lambe et al found that people with anorexia whose weight returned to normal had reduced grey matter in their brain. This could suggest that anorexia could be caused by brain damage, or the anorexia could have changed the structure of the brain. There are very few researches backing up the theory of Neuroanatomy (brain damage) could be the cause of eating disorders. The main study was that of Cnattingius and this was very small scale with negligible results - only 5 out of 781 of the anorexics had brain damage from trauma at birth. Also the research conducted by Lambe et al was inconclusive as to whether the changed structure of the brain was due to the anorexia or was the cause of it. Genetic Evidence has been found that suggests ...

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