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id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Genetic study reveals eating disorders go beyond body weight.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Cleared\/Canva<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Cleared\/Canva\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspMarta Iraola Iribarren\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1787635390\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-08-25 07:23:10 +02:00\">25\/08\/2026 &#8211; 7:23 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src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The research, by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, looked at genetic factors that could play a role in binge eating behaviours and anorexia nervosa. <\/p>\n<p>Eating disorders affect millions of people worldwide, primarily in high-income countries, with Western Europe consistently showing the highest burden. <\/p>\n<p>They involve abnormal eating and preoccupation with food, as well as prominent body weight and shape concerns. Symptoms result in significant risk or damage to health, distress or the impairment of normal functioning, and it is estimated that 95% of first-time cases occur by the age of 25. <\/p>\n<p>The study, published in the journal Nature Mental Health, included nearly 40,000 individuals with binge-eating behavior and around 25,000 individuals with anorexia nervosa who were compared with more than 1.2 million individuals without eating disorders. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers identified genetic variations that are statistically associated with a higher risk of developing an eating disorder like binge-eating behavior or anorexia nervosa. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur findings show that eating disorders are not just about body weight. Many of the genetic variants associated with these conditions differ from the variants that influence how much a person weighs,\u201d said Lu Yi, principal researcher at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis provides a more nuanced picture for the biological basis of eating disorders,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers found six genetic markers linked to binge eating and eight linked to anorexia, two of which \u2014 associated with anorexia nervosa \u2014 had not been identified before. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists can then use these markers to calculate a &#8220;polygenic risk score,&#8221; which sums up all the small effects of the markers a person carries. Someone with a high score has a larger collection of these risk markers and is statistically more likely to develop the disorders. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Eating disorders may raise health risks up to a decade after diagnosis, study finds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A biological link to other conditions<\/h2>\n<p>The study also found that carrying certain markers can indicate a shared biological vulnerability to other traits. For example, some markers for binge-eating are also markers for impulse-control behaviors, like smoking or risk-taking, higher body mass index (BMI) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). <\/p>\n<p>Markers for anorexia, on the other hand, showed stronger genetic links to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).<\/p>\n<p>They also found that the genetic associations with binge eating and anorexia nervosa differ from the genetic factors that influence body mass index (BMI), even though body weight is an important factor in both conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests that eating disorders cannot be understood solely in terms of weight or metabolism, the authors noted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe study demonstrates that different eating disorders are partly driven by distinct biological mechanisms,\u201d said Lisa Dinkler, assistant professor at Karolinska Institutet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the long term, this knowledge may contribute to more targeted treatment strategies that take into account the specific characteristics of each condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The researchers warned that these markers are still weak predictors of an individual\u2019s status and must be combined with other risk factors to accurately understand a person&#8217;s risk profile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2920432-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2920432\" data-cid=\"9888132\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920432-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/81\/32\/480x270_cmsv2_70a9098e-b84e-527a-8a4c-dfe3e2d56396-9888132.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Greenland&apos;s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, left, and Denmark&apos;s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, are seen, April 27, 2025, in Marienborg, Denmark. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Greenland to publish new reports on forced contraception case<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920408-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2920408\" data-cid=\"9888012\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920408-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/80\/12\/480x270_cmsv2_382628b0-31d9-5ec5-a4c2-dcabd092a829-9888012.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"People living over 100 may share the same rare cell.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    100-year-olds may hold the secret to a longer life, study finds<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920102-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2920102\" data-cid=\"9886469\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920102-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/64\/69\/480x270_cmsv2_11b3d29f-3aca-5969-b93c-7fa59866c2ef-9886469.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Health workers interact at the Evangelical Medical Centre in Bunia, 3 July, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Attacks on medics in DRC makes Ebola fight &#8216;harder,&#8217; 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Your blood might hold the secret<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2919474-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2919474\" data-cid=\"9883883\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2919474-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/38\/83\/320x180_cmsv2_cba0bb55-b023-5ce0-abe0-d70237706e5b-9883883.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The research, published in Nature, focuses on a naturally occurring RNA modification called N4-acetylcytidine, or ac4C.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Scientists find possible new route to more powerful mRNA drugs<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2362642-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2362642\" data-cid=\"7870952\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    COVID: Should we fear a new winter wave?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920408-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2920408\" data-cid=\"9888012\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    100-year-olds may hold the secret to a longer life, study finds<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2440852-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2440852\" data-cid=\"8124816\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Scientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920173-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2920173\" data-cid=\"9886857\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Anorexia and binge eating: Genes could matter more than body weight<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2919485-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2919485\" data-cid=\"9883967\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Europe\u2019s mosquito problem is getting harder to control<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Eating disorders are widely considered to primarily be a mental health condition tied to weight and body image, but a new study suggests the picture is far more complex.\u00a0The research, by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, looked at genetic factors that could play a role in binge eating behaviours and anorexia nervosa.\u00a0Eating disorders affect millions of people worldwide, primarily in high-income countries, with Western Europe consistently showing the highest burden.\u00a0They involve abnormal eating and preoccupation with food, as well as prominent body weight and shape concerns. Symptoms result in significant risk or damage to health, distress or the impairment of normal functioning, and it is estimated that 95% of first-time cases occur by the age of 25.\u00a0The study, published in the journal Nature Mental Health, included nearly 40,000 individuals with binge-eating behavior and around 25,000 individuals with anorexia nervosa who were compared with more than 1.2 million individuals without eating disorders.\u00a0Researchers identified genetic variations that are statistically associated with a higher risk of developing an eating disorder like binge-eating behavior or anorexia nervosa.\u00a0\u201cOur findings show that eating disorders are not just about body weight. Many of the genetic variants associated with these conditions differ from the variants that influence how much a person weighs,\u201d said Lu Yi, principal researcher at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet.\u00a0\u201cThis provides a more nuanced picture for the biological basis of eating disorders,\u201d she added.\u00a0Researchers found six genetic markers linked to binge eating and eight linked to anorexia, two of which \u2014 associated with anorexia nervosa \u2014 had not been identified before.\u00a0Scientists can then use these markers to calculate a &#8220;polygenic risk score,&#8221; which sums up all the small effects of the markers a person carries. Someone with a high score has a larger collection of these risk markers and is statistically more likely to develop the disorders.\u00a0\u00a0A biological link to other conditionsThe study also found that carrying certain markers can indicate a shared biological vulnerability to other traits. For example, some markers for binge-eating are also markers for impulse-control behaviors, like smoking or risk-taking, higher body mass index (BMI) and\u00a0 attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).\u00a0Markers for anorexia, on the other hand, showed stronger genetic links to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).They also found that the genetic associations with binge eating and anorexia nervosa differ from the genetic factors that influence body mass index (BMI), even though body weight is an important factor in both conditions.This suggests that eating disorders cannot be understood solely in terms of weight or metabolism, the authors noted.\u00a0\u201cThe study demonstrates that different eating disorders are partly driven by distinct biological mechanisms,\u201d said Lisa Dinkler, assistant professor at Karolinska Institutet.\u00a0\u201cIn the long term, this knowledge may contribute to more targeted treatment strategies that take into account the specific characteristics of each condition.\u201dThe researchers warned that these markers are still weak predictors of an individual\u2019s status and must be combined with other risk factors to accurately understand a person&#8217;s risk profile.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/08\/25\/anorexia-and-binge-eating-genetic-study-reveals-eating-disorders-go-beyond-body-weight&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/68\/57\/1200x675_cmsv2_9191ed6e-2d44-5a62-9e18-7b995f37c6c3-9886857.jpg&#8221;] Armenia Armenia detains former President Kocharyan on corruption charges Culture news Country music icon Dolly Parton dies aged 80, family announces Space Sophie Adenot makes her second spacewalk Europe News Three arrested after Slovak police thwart planned arson attack Armenia Armenia detains former President Kocharyan on corruption charges Culture news Country music [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2111717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2111717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2111717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2111717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2111717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}