"But, the problem with attributing an eating disorder to a biologically based predisposition toward it is that testing is done AFTER the ED sufferer has developed the ED."
Exactly. PLUS, who's to say that some of the brain malfunction might not be caused in part by chronic malnutrition? It's like asking whether the chicken or the egg came first. We don't know if the ED behaviors are a CAUSE or a result of these brain malfunctions. Malnutrition is known to wreak havoc on the brain and body.
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"But, the problem with attributing an eating disorder to a biologically based predisposition toward it is that testing is done AFTER the ED sufferer has developed the ED."
Exactly. PLUS, who's to say that some of the brain malfunction might not be caused in part by chronic malnutrition? It's like asking whether the chicken or the egg came first. We don't know if the ED behaviors are a CAUSE or a result of these brain malfunctions. Malnutrition is known to wreak havoc on the brain and body.
November 2, 2009 - 8:32pmThis Comment
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