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Authors: Camilla A Wiklund, Marianna Rania, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Laura M Thornton, Cynthia M Bulik Journal: International Journal of Eating Disorders Main research question addressed: To document the frequency of DGBI (disorders of gut-brain interaction) across anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and multiple eating disorders compared to individuals without an eating disorder. Furthermore, researchers examined the impact of specific disordered eating …

Evaluating disorders of gut-brain interaction in eating disorders Read More »

Authors: Janne Tidselbak Larsen, Zeynep Yilmaz, Bjarni Jóhann Vilhjálmsson, Laura M. Thornton, Michael Eriksen Benros, Katherine L. Musliner, Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Thomas Werge, David M. Hougaard, Preben Bo Mortensen, Cynthia M. Bulik, Liselotte Vogdrup Petersen Journal: JCPP Advances Aim of Study: To investigate the comorbidity of diagnosed anorexia nervosa (AN) and inflammatory …

Anorexia nervosa and inflammatory bowel diseases – diagnostic and genetic associations Read More »

Authors: Cynthia M. Bulik, Ian M. Carroll, Phil Mehler Journal: Cell Press. 2021 Oct;32(10):752-761. doi: 10.1016 Main research question addressed: What is the role of psychiatric, microbiota, genetic, and metabolic factors in the etiology and treatment of anorexia nervosa? Participants: Opinion piece; not a research study Background: Our recently published genome-wide association study of anorexia …

Reframing anorexia nervosa as a metabo-psychiatric disorder Read More »

Authors: Rachael E. Flatt, Elliott Norman, Laura M. Thornton, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, Katherine N. Balantekin, Lauren Smolar, Claire Mysko, Denise E. Wifley, C. Barr Taylor, Cynthia M. Bulik Journal: Eating Behaviors Aim of study: To identify differences between military personnel/veterans and civilians regarding the frequency and presentation of disordered eating behaviors and attitudes towards eating disorder treatment. Participants: A …

Eating disorder behaviors and treatment seeking in self-identified military personnel and veterans: Results of the National Eating Disorders Association online screening Read More »

Summary: Eating expectancies are a self reported measure that assesses participants’ cognitive expectancies for reinforcement from eating, comprising of five subscales: Eating Helps Manage Negative Affect, Eating Alleviates Boredom, Eating Is Pleasurable and is Useful as a Reward, Eating Enhances Cognitive Competence, and Eating Leads to Feeling Out of Control. These were evaluated as prenatal …

Association between food addiction and body dissatisfaction among college students: The mediating role of eating expectancies Read More »

Summary: This study examines whether there is an association between complications during pregnancy and later eating disorder risk in offspring. The results showed an association between prematurity and an increased risk of ED. This is similar to the association found between prematurity and other comparison disorders, such as depression, OCD, and anxiety. A unique positive correlation …

Prenatal and perinatal factors and risk of eating disorders Read More »

Summary: This study examines the association between genetic variants of BMI with aspects of disordered eating.  Disordered eating describes a range of irregular eating behaviors that may or may not warrant a diagnosis of a specific ED.  Examples of these behaviors include, but are not limited to: frequent dieting, chronic weight fluctuations, feelings of guilt and …

Polygenic score for body mass index is associated with disordered eating in a general population cohort Read More »

Authors: Leigh C.Brosof, Melissa A. Munn-Chernoff, Cynthia M. Bulik, Jessica H. Baker Journal: Appetite. Volume 141, 1 October 2019, 104309 READ MORE

Authors: Moritz Herle, Bianca De Stavola, Christopher Hübel, Mohamed Abdulkadir Journal: Cambridge University Press. 05 August 2019 READ MORE

Authors: Christopher Hübel, Sarah J. Marzi, Gerome Breen, Cynthia M. Bulik Journal: Molecular Psychiatry. volume 24, pages901–915(2019) Published: 23 October 2018 READ MORE