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Update from EDGI-NZ Study

To our many study participants: we hope you have kept safe and well during the COVID-19 lock-down, and like us, are looking forward to increasing...

Extra support needed for those living with eating disorders during COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the nation causing New Zealand to enter a period of lockdown, an international expert on the topic is urging those...
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EDGI NZ during New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown

EDGI-NZ during New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown To our many study participants: thank you so much for your enthusiasm, commitment and generosity. We have had an...
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Staying on the eating disorders recovery path during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cynthia Bulik, PhD, Founding Director, UNC CEED, Jean Doak, PhD, CEED Clinical Director, Tonya Foreman, MD, CEED Medical Director –> Original blog post found here. This...
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“You have anorexia nervosa.”

By Megan, 23, ‘Health navigator’ who spent eight years grappling with anorexia nervosa, CHRISTCHURCH Four simple words. Words I never thought would ever be uttered...

Real facts about eating disorders & co-occurring conditions

By Professor Cynthia Bulik, PhD, EDGI Lead Principal Investigator When I started in this field several decades ago, it was commonplace to encounter someone who...

Eating disorders come in all shapes & sizes

The EDGI NZ Team learns heaps from the emails and comments that our participants send us about the experience of being in the EDGI study....
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Behind the scenes with EDGI NZ

Ever wonder what is happening behind the scenes with a massive study like EDGI? Well the EDGI NZ team is busy making sure that everything...
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Rethinking eating disorders as both psychiatric & metabolic

Authors Dr Jennifer Jordan, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago & Co-lead Investigator, EDGI NZ, Christchurch Professor Martin Kennedy, Genetics researcher, University of Otago & Co-lead...

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