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Genetic and environmental influences on binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviors: A population‐based twin study
11 Oct 2004
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OBJECTIVE: The current study explores the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influence liability to binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviors (BE) in a population-based sample of twins. METHOD: Questionnaire data on 8,045 same-sex and opposite-sex twins, aged 18-31 years, from a Norwegian twin registry were used to assess BE during the last 6 months. RESULTS: The best-fitting...
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