Scientists have found anorexia linked to metabolism
July 16, 2019
Cynthia Bulik | The way we treat anorexia may be changing, thanks to a new study linking the illness to metabolism.
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Anorexia is a metabolic disorder as well as a psychiatric one
July 15, 2019
Cynthia Bulik | “We’re not very good at treating anorexia. There’s no medication, and that’s probably because we don’t understand the underlying causes.”
Eating Disorders and Genetics: The Newfound Link
July 15, 2019
Cynthia Bulik | A groundbreaking new study finds compelling evidence
Anorexia May Be Linked to Metabolism, a Genetic Analysis Suggests
July 15, 2019
Cynthia Bulik | A large, correlation-based study identifies eight genome regions associated with the eating disorder
The overlooked crisis of eating disorders among middle-aged women
June 17, 2019
“The belief that we all have is that eating disorders are a white girl’s disease, in high school and college, when really it is across all ages.”
NCEED Goes to Washington
May 13, 2019
Christine Peat | Dr. Peat blogs about the Eating Disorder Coalition’s 19th Annual Advocacy Day in Washington, DC
CBT Certificate at the Institute of Psychological Research, University of Puerto Rico
May 3, 2019
Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodriguez | Las Doctoras Recomiendan podcast with Dr. Reyes-Rodriguez about treating eating disorders in Latinos
Anti-Infective Drugs Tied to Eating Disorders
May 2, 2019
Cynthia Bulik | NYT covers the association of exposure to infections in childhood with risk of eating disorders in adolescent girls.
Blog Post: Eating Disorder Risk in Elite Athletes
Rachael Flatt | Former elite figure skater, discusses eating disorders in elite athletes.
The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast with Tabitha Farrar
Cynthia Bulik | Recent study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa
Breakthrough research finds genetic and metabolic links to anorexia
Cynthia Bulik | Anorexia has long been defined as solely a psychological disorder. But a recent study conducted by UNC at Chapel Hill and King’s College London has proven there’s much more to this disease.
Researchers identify first genes linked to anorexia nervosa
Cynthia Bulik | DNA samples gathered from 17,000 people worldwide have helped scientists to identify the first eight genetic loci associated with the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa.
Genetic study suggests anorexia may have metabolic origins
Cynthia Bulik | Genome-wide association study identifies 8 risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiataric origins for anorexia nervosa
