“They’re fighting an uphill battle against their biology.”
Clinical psychologist Cynthia Bulik is exploring the link between anorexia and genetics.
She says that link could help experts more effectively treat the eating disorder — and could also assist parents of sufferers, who often feel guilty when their child is diagnosed with the condition.
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Top Comments
What is the correlation of being anorexic and having a morbidly obese mother?
"Is Anorexia Nervosa genetic?"
I'm not sure why this is being posed as a question? Twin studies have already proved there is a strong genetic component, what they are doing now is searching for the specific genetic markers and mutations.
Great to see Cynthia Bulik spreading evidence-based information and debunking myths! Thanks for posting Mamamia!