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Join us to discover the environmental and genetic risk factors to #eatingdisorders. Led by @psychgenomics, Prof Janet Treasure, @NIHRBioResource and @beatED
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Joined July 2019
Help make a difference today. Watch the #EDGIUK leads @psychgenomics and Professor Janet Treasure, and mental health advocate @HopeVirgo among others discuss the importance of #EDGIUK and how to join today. @beatED @NIHRresearch @NIHRMaudsleyBRC
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Those experiencing an eating disorder have an increased likelihood of experiencing a range of other mental health conditions. Our latest blog post outlines this crossover and the current genetics research exploring these links. Head over to to read the
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RT @OpenMindMH: The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative is the UK’s largest ever research project on eating disorders. You can take par….
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The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative is a project set up by King's College London, in collaboration with Beat, to explore genetic and environmental risk factors for eating disorders.
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RT @DumpTheScales: The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative is the UK’s largest ever research project on eating disorders. You can take pa….
edgiuk.org
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative is a project set up by King's College London, in collaboration with Beat, to explore genetic and environmental risk factors for eating disorders.
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If you've joined EDGI UK and received a saliva kit, please send us your completed kit! . It's easy, free to do, and makes a world of a difference to our research. Your contributions are invaluable💜. @KingsIoPPN @beatED @DumpTheScales @HopeVirgo @NIHRBioResource
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RT @HWHCT_Research: We're pleased to be supporting @edgi_uk. They'd like to help grow understanding on environmental and genetic influences….
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RT @mentalhealth: We all need a little help from our friends sometimes. 💜. Talking to friends about your mental health, and supporting a fr….
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RT @DumpTheScales: Our first ever newsletter will be dropping into inboxes tomorrow. Make sure you are signed up to receive it⬇️. https://t.….
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RT @OpenMindMH: Thank you Wera Hobhouse for speaking up about the dangers that the rapid roll-out of weight loss jabs poses to individuals….
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Another reminder that “atypical” presentations of eating disorders shouldn’t be a barrier to treatment. Help us make a change. Join EDGI UK today:
edgiuk.org
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative is a project set up by King's College London, in collaboration with Beat, to explore genetic and environmental risk factors for eating disorders.
We’re sharing Caitlyn’s experience of living with atypical anorexia via @beatED to remind everyone that no eating disorder is less valid than another. Feeling like your condition isn’t “serious enough” can be a barrier to diagnosis, treatment & recovery.
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RT @BMJMentalHealth: 📣 New in @BMJMentalHealth 👇🏼."UK Eating Disorder Services Reach Consensus on Key Biopsychosocial Data to Collect". Liv….
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Summer can be a challenging time for those in eating disorder recovery. Remember to prioritise your boundaries, and know that every step forward is a victory! 🌞.
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RT @BDDFoundation: We recently spoke with Rolling Stone, alongside Dr Toni Pikoos, on the rising and troubling use of AI in the context of….
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RT @kingsedresearch: We’re proud to share that Dr Başak İnce Çağlar (@bskinc) has been awarded a Launchpad Grant in Eating Disorders Resear….
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RT @KingsIoPPN: Eating disorders typically develop during adolescence or emerging adulthood — where people are vulnerable to loneliness. M….
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We're so pleased to see more research projects working with experts by experience for eating disorders!. Well done @ED_CRN team!🌟. We're excited to collaborate on improving eating disorder care in the UK.
A new study asked people with lived experience, carers, clinicians, and researchers about what eating disorder services should be measuring - and why. The agreed biopsychosocial variables are reported in a new paper in BMJ Mental Health: .
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Thank you for your support @NIHRresearch!. If you are 16+, live in England, and have experience of an eating disorder, please sign up at
edgiuk.org
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative is a project set up by King's College London, in collaboration with Beat, to explore genetic and environmental risk factors for eating disorders.
Eating disorders are complex and often misunderstood conditions that affect almost 4 million people in the UK. There’s still so much that clinicians need to learn about eating disorders - including why some people are more affected than others. That’s why research into eating
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