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March 2024
According to information from the Ellen West Foundation , anorexia and bulimia nervosa are mental illnesses related to diet, weight and body image, but what are the causes of eating disorders?
These eating disorders have different causes such as: psychological and sociocultural, influenced by factors such as low self-esteem, perfectionism, lack of control over impulses; However, genetics has a great weight in them.
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Several studies suggest that genetics increases the probability that a person will develop problems in their eating behavior, that is, the relatives of someone who has had this problem have a higher risk of developing it.
Researchers of the University of Iowa and Southwestern Medical Center at the University of Texas They identified some mutations that trigger eating disorders.
Most of these genes are related to metabolic pathways through muscle and fat tissue, so they are regulated by exercise.
In an interview for GetQoralHealth, Araceli Aizpuro, director of the Ellen West Foundation , explains what is a disorder of eating behavior, its causes and treatment.
Several scientists detail that some chemical substances that are in the brain that control hunger, appetite and digestion register an imbalance in people with eating disorders. And you, has anyone in your family had an eating disorder?