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“Fifty-six percent heritability -- that's a fairly large contribution of genes.”
Cynthia M. Bulik
“For centuries, we have been under very false stereotypes and misconceptions about what causes anorexia nervosa.”
“Genes load the gun, and environment pulls the trigger. These people who are genetically disposed to anorexia nervosa may be more sensitive to those environmental triggers, like dieting after seeing a fashion magazine.”
“Anorexia nervosa is not simply a disorder of choice. There is a clear genetic [cause] for this disorder that we need to incorporate into our understanding of what anorexia nervosa is.”
