Hormones and Anorexia

University of Sussex researchers have recently found evidence that suggests that tendency towards anorexia may be programmed in-utero. A mother's hormones may determine the likelihood that a baby will become an anorexic later in life. In keeping with previous research on the topic, "women are usually much more likely than men to have the eating disorder." However, under certain circumstances, men have the same odds of developing anorexia as men: "But a University of Sussex study found men with a female twin were more at risk...This suggests the hormones released to aid female development may be key...The only exception was among mixed-sex twins, where the male was as likely to develop anorexia as the female. The researchers wrote that the most likely reason was because of sex steroid hormones released into the womb during pregnancy."

Interesting - but how does this research tie in with body image issues and gender?