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NZ researchers seeking 3,500+ volunteers for 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. 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 in order to improve treatments, &, ultimately save lives.
Help us meet our target of more than 3,500 NZ participants by volunteering for our study today
Study goal of more than
study 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
Eating disorder health service delivery in the Māori population
A new study reveals systemic gaps in the health system...
Hijacked Without Warning – Searching for signs of impending anorexia nervosa.
Originally published here and written by Cynthia M. Bulik Ph.D...
Saving lives and restoring hope – bringing eating disorders out of the Shadows
The ‘End Eating Disorders’ podcast has today (2 November 2020)...
Call for increased awareness of eating disorder prevalence in high-performance sport
The two peak Australian bodies, The Australian Institute of Sport...
Study revealing impact of COVID-19 on people living with eating disorders
Originally published here EDGI Lead Investigator, founding Director of the...
Eating disorders – the carers’ perspective on their impact
Today’s blog features the final instalment of the five-part series...
