Food Intake and IgA Microbiota in Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by intestinal dysbiosis, related to the feeding behavior impairment presented by these patients. Pathophysiologic hypotheses are involving the trouble of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in the field of mental diseases.
• female subject, adult, affiliated to a social security system, under the care of the eating disorder department of university hospital of st Etienne
• presenting a diagnosis of pure restrictive anorexia nervosa.
⁃ For acute subgroup : BMI between 11 and 17.5 kg/m2, patient with a first episode of restrictive anorexia nervosa or with hyperphagic episodes.
⁃ For the chronic subgroup: BMI between 11 and 17.5 kg/m2, disease evolving for more than 5 years.
⁃ For Healthy volunteer: BMI between 20 and 24 kg/m², stable weight for the last 3 months, no eating disorder or history of eating disorder