Originally released in June 2023, this episode features Dr. Cynthia Bulik in a discussion of eating disorders, nutrition, and the brain. The conversation explores anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, common misconceptions about eating disorders, and the evolving understanding of how biology, genetics, and environment shape risk, diagnosis, and recovery.
Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED, is a Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Professor of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is the founding director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders and directs the Centre for Eating Disorders Innovation at Karolinska Institutet, with research focused on the biology, genetics, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders.
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