'Anorexia is not a choice': study finds illness more than a psychiatric problem

By Cydonee Mardon
July 19 2019 - 11:00am
Blame game: Rebekah McAlinden hopes the research may remove the stigma. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Blame game: Rebekah McAlinden hopes the research may remove the stigma. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Illawarra woman Rebekah McAlinden hopes groundbreaking research showing the origins of anorexia nervosa appear to be partially genetic, may remove some of the stigma that she has made a "lifestyle choice".