Welcome - Nau mai, Haere mai
Welcome to our EDGI-NZ website. We are pleased to introduce you to our information, our team, and the research we are working on.
NZ researchers working on the world’s largest eating disorders genetics investigation
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) is the world's largest genetic investigation into eating disorders ever performed. EDGI-NZ (the local arm of EDGI) aims to identify hundreds of genes that influence a person’s risk of developing anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, & ARFID, in order to improve treatments, &, ultimately save lives.
Our work has already been supported by more than 3,500 people in Aotearoa, & we are looking for many more of those with lived or living experience of eating disorders.
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out of our goal of 2000 Participants
To learn more about EDGI and the most frequently asked questions regarding the study, watch our video of EDGI’s Principal Investigator, Professor Cynthia Bulik
EDGI NZ news & participant stories
Bringing binge eating disorder out of the shadows
Though often in the news, eating disorders are poorly understood....
Using genetics to understand eating disorders
In May 2023, our Professor Martin Kennedy presented an 8...
The relationship between night eating syndrome and other eating disorders
Night eating syndrome (NES) was formally recognised as an eating...
What is the connection between ADHD and eating disorders?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) starts early in life. Common...
The great underfunding of eating disorders research
Australian and UK researchers (1) have recently reported on the strikingly low funding provided...
Surge of people reaching out for eating disorder help
There is mounting information to show that more people are experiencing disordered eating, especially in the face of...
