Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is found at higher rates in certain clinical populations and within certain neurotypes. Increasingly, researchers and clinicians are considering the question of whether certain strict eating behaviours are a patient’s necessary responses to manage a medical condition-such as a food allergy or gastrointestinal issues-or whether these eating behaviours have strayed…

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EDGI2 (Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2) logo featuring a DNA strand with a globe, alongside text announcing new updates in eating disorders genetics research.

EDGI1 vs. EDGI2: What’s New in the Next Wave of Our Eating Disorders Study? Our Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) study has entered its next phase! Building on the success of EDGI1, which saw 3,500 New Zealanders participate, EDGI2 is expanding our understanding of eating disorders even further by allowing us to bring in an…

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