Causes of eating disorders are not clear, although both biological and environmental factors appear to play a role.
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13 Facts About Eating disorders
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Many people with eating disorders have body image disturbance and a comorbid body dysmorphic disorder, leading them to an altered perception of their body.
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Twin studies show that at least a portion of the vulnerability to develop eating disorders can be inherited, and there is evidence to show that there is a genetic locus that shows susceptibility for developing anorexia nervosa.
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Eating disorders are classified as Axis I disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.
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Axis II disorders are subtyped into 3 "clusters": A, B and C The causality between personality disorders and eating disorders has yet to be fully established.
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Researchers have found that people who have eating disorders tend to pay more attention to stimuli related to food.
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Eating disorders have been associated with a fragile sense of self and with disordered mentalization.
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Eating disorders come in as an escape coping mechanism, as a means to control and avoid overwhelming negative emotions and feelings.
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Athletes and eating disorders tend to go hand in hand, especially the sports where weight is a competitive factor.
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Eating disorders are a worldwide issue and while women are more likely to be affected by an eating disorder it still affects both genders.
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The media influences eating disorders whether shown in a positive or negative light, it then has a responsibility to use caution when promoting images that projects an ideal that many turn to eating disorders to attain.
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Family doctors play an important role in early treatment of people with eating disorders by encouraging those who are reluctant to see a psychiatrist.
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and NHS England both advised that services should not impose thresholds using body mass index or duration of illness to determine whether treatment for eating disorders should be offered, but there were continuing reports that these recommendations were not followed.
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