Homocysteine & Eating Disorders (2007)

The study investigated homocysteine & eating disorders. Plasma homocysteine levels were found to be elevated in women and older female adolescents (but not in young female adolescents) with eating disorders. These findings were not observed to be related to deficiencies in vitamin B12 or folic acid.

Levine J et al,Plasma homocysteine levels in female patients with eating disorders Int J Eat Disord., 40(3):277-84, 2007