Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder are complex conditions that arise from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. What are some risk factors or mechanisms of eating pathology that you were not previously aware of and were surprising to you? (Again, feel free to focus on one ED diagnosis or discuss transdiagnostic factors.) Explain your answers and describe how this inform your understanding of eating disorders and potential treatment approaches

Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder are complex conditions that arise from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. What are some risk factors or mechanisms of eating pathology that you were not previously aware of and were surprising to you? (Again, feel free to focus on one ED diagnosis or discuss transdiagnostic factors.) Explain your answers and describe how this inform your understanding of eating disorders and potential treatment approaches.