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EDGI update as NZ COVID-19 restrictions lift
This week (Monday, June 8), New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden, announced the easing of social distancing restrictions. This comes as welcome news to the EDGI NZ team who, like all our fellow New Zealanders, have been under nation-wide restrictions to curb the COVID-19 pandemic since March 23. The announcement follows New Zealand health authorities…
Read MoreYour EDGI questions answered
The New Zealand arm of the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) – the world’s largest and most rigorous investigation into eating disorders ever performed – is now well and truly underway. Given the many and varied questions we’ve recently received from you – our most valued volunteers, parents, carers and friends – we’ve chosen to…
Read MoreWorld Eating Disorders Action Day
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) team is proud to support World Eating Disorders Action Day (WEDAD), a global movement designed to raise awareness of eating disorders, change the way they are perceived, and emphasise the seriousness of these life-threatening illnesses. This grassroots movement, designed for and by those affected by eating disorders, seeks to…
Read MoreUpdate 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 relaxation of the Alert Levels, and a gradual return to a less restrictive life. Since we moved to Alert Level 3, we have begun to access our laboratory and one…
Read MoreExtra 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 living with eating disorders to seek support and maintain close communication with their family and friends. In an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald today, Dr Sarah Maguire, Director…
Read MoreEDGI 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 amazing response from all across New Zealand. So many people have willingly signed up and committed time to completing the online surveys. Thanks to you, EDGI-NZ has had a wonderful…
Read MoreStaying 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 is a special blog post for individuals with eating disorders and their families for how to deal with COVID-19 while being treated for or recovering from an eating disorder. We…
Read More“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 to me. Words that almost eight years ago, changed my entire life. Words that I thought I could never come back from. Words that had me hysterical, confused, angry, distraught…
Read MoreReal 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 had anorexia nervosa only or bulimia only. Binge-eating disorder didn’t even officially exist yet, although we definitely saw it in the clinic. As time has passed and we have become…
Read MoreEating 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. We will use this forum to address some of the very important questions and topics that come our way. Today, we would like to explain why we ask questions about…
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