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    Disordered eating is not only a disease of affluent girls    
      
     Date:   
         January 30, 2023   
     Source:   
         Michigan State University   
     Summary:   
         Predominant stereotypes about eating disorders suggest that   
         it is a condition mainly associated with girls from wealthy   
         backgrounds. However, a new study found that boys living in   
         disadvantaged circumstances are at an increased risk for disordered   
         eating, particularly if they have underlying genetic risk factors.   
      
      
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   Predominant stereotypes about eating disorders suggest that it is a   
   condition mainly associated with girls from wealthy backgrounds. However,   
   a new study from Michigan State University found that boys living in   
   disadvantaged circumstances are at an increased risk for disordered   
   eating, particularly if they have underlying genetic risk factors.   
      
      
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   "This is critical information for health care providers who might not   
   otherwise screen for or recognize disordered eating in this population,"   
   said Megan Mikhail, lead author of the study and Ph.D. candidate in the   
   MSU Clinical Psychology program. "It is also important for the public to   
   recognize that eating disorders can affect everyone, including people   
   who do not fit the historical stereotypes."  The study, published in   
   the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, is the first to   
   look at associations between multiple forms of disadvantage and risk for   
   disordered eating in boys, as well as how disadvantage may interact with   
   biological risks to impact disordered eating in boys.   
      
   Using a large population-based sample of male twins from the Michigan   
   State University Twin Registry, the researchers found that boys from more   
   disadvantaged backgrounds reported greater disordered eating symptoms   
   and had earlier activation of genetic influences on disordered eating,   
   which could lead to increased long-term risk.   
      
   The population-based sample allowed the researchers to avoid overlooking   
   individuals who may not be able to afford access to mental health   
   care. They examined factors such as parental income, education and   
   neighborhood disadvantage to see how those factors related to disordered   
   eating symptoms in the boys. Since all the participants were twins,   
   researchers were also able to study genetic influences on disordered   
   eating.   
      
   "This research is particularly relevant following the COVID-19 pandemic   
   when many families experienced financial hardship," said Kelly Klump,   
   MSU Foundation Professor of Psychology and co-author of the study. "Those   
   financial stressors are putting many young people at risk for an eating   
   disorder, so it's vital that there be increased screening and access to   
   care for these young people."   
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   Story Source: Materials provided by Michigan_State_University. Note:   
   Content may be edited for style and length.   
      
      
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   Journal Reference:   
      1. Megan E. Mikhail, Sarah L. Carroll, D. Angus Clark, Shannon   
      M. O'Connor,   
         Kristen M. Culbert, S. Alexandra Burt, Kelly L. Klump. Disadvantage   
         and disordered eating in boys: Examining phenotypic and genotype   
         x environment associations across development.. Journal of   
         Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 2023; 132 (1): 51 DOI:   
         10.1037/abn0000791   
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230130213956.htm   
      
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