Journal article
An Evolutionary Genetic Perspective of Eating Disorders
Abstract
Eating disorders (ED) including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) affect up to 5% of the population in Western countries. Risk factors for developing an ED include personality traits, family environment, gender, age, ethnicity, and culture. Despite being moderately to highly heritable with estimates ranging from 28 to 83%, no genetic risk factors have been conclusively identified. Our objective was to …
Authors
Mayhew AJ; Pigeyre M; Couturier J; Meyre D
Journal
Neuroendocrinology, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 292–306
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2018
DOI
10.1159/000484525
ISSN
0028-3835