Executive Director of the Eating Disorders Resource Center (EDRC) who has battled anorexia & bulimia nervosa for almost 50 years, CALIFORNIA After graduating from high school as Valedictorian, and on the verge of commencing college, Janice, then aged 17 years, chose to go on a diet, following a comment made regarding her maturing body …
Founder, Something for Kelly Foundation & founder & CEO, Geolat Companies, TEXAS Ms Patti Geolat is founder of the Something for Kelly Foundation – a non-profit, national organization created to empower children aged six-to-12 years to fight their predisposition toward eating disorders. She established the Foundation in 2013 to honor her niece, Kelly, whose …
Study to pinpoint genes influencing risk of developing eating disorders University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers are seeking more than 6,000 participants aged 18 years and over, with first-hand experience of eating disorders to enroll in the world’s largest ever genetic research study into three complex, devastating mental illnesses. The ground-breaking Eating Disorders …
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Study to pinpoint genes influencing risk of developing eating disorders Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 13), our University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers will call for more than 6,000 participants aged 18 years and over, with first-hand experience of an eating disorder to enroll in the world’s largest ever genetic research study into three complex and …
Originally published here EDGI Lead Investigator, founding Director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) and Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders at UNC School of Medicine, Cynthia Bulik, PhD, U.S. is collaborating with UNC researchers on a study examining the impact of COVID-19 on people with eating disorders. Publication of their preliminary …