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"These people who are genetically disposed to anorexia nervosa may be more sensitive to those environmental triggers, like dieting after seeing a fashion magazine." More cases after 1945 The researchers also found there were more cases of anorexia among those born after 1945.

If the genes that lead to anorexia nervosa can be identified, then there might be treatment implications, such as medications, Bulik said.

"Anorexia nervosa is not simply a disorder of choice," Bulik said.

"There is a clear genetic [cause] for this disorder that we need to incorporate into our understanding of what anorexia nervosa is." "We also need to look out for those young children who are anxious and depressed," she advised.

"They may be on the path to developing an eating disorder later in life." Increase in environmental triggers One expert thinks there may be more environmental triggers now, which has led to increased cases of anorexia.

"Bulik and colleagues make a meaningful contribution to the field in a large study of twins that reveals both genetic and environmental contributions to the development of anorexia," said David L.

Katz, an associate professor of public health and director of the Prevention Research Centre at Yale University School of Medicine.

In addition, the association between neuroticism and the disorder might h...

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