A group of international scientists conducted a unique study on the causes and development of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. According to experts, genetic heredity can provoke these diseases..

In their work, scientists used samples of the genomes of 93 people who have an eating disorder at a certain period of their lives.. The study found 431 genes formed by two groups associated with anorexia syndromes. It is noted that one of the groups is responsible for food intake, the second - for the state of the immune system..

The results of the study allowed scientists to come to the conclusion that the likelihood of foodborne diseases by 50-80% depends on genetic factors..

At the end of their work, the experts emphasized that the above percentage refers to people provoking eating disorders by “traditional methods” - exhausting diets or excessive exercise..

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