GENETIC RISK FACTORS EATING DISORDERS PATERNAL AGE INVOLVED?

Source: Michigan State University
Date: May 12, 2007
More on: Mental Health Research, Nutrition Research, Disorders and Syndromes, Sleep Disorders, Obesity, Psychiatry

Genetic Risk Factors For Eating Disorders Discovered
Science Daily — Until recently, it was generally believed that eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa resulted solely from environmental influences such as peer pressure and certain perceived expectations of society.



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But research at Michigan State University has found that there are genetic risk factors at work as well. The research of Kelly Klump, an MSU associate professor of psychology, published in the May issue of Psychological Medicine, indicates that the origin of eating disorders has biological roots, similar to how bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are thought to have biological causes.