Prime Minister De Wever's Wife and Daughter Struggled with Anorexia, but "Eating Disorder Gene Doesn't Exist"

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There's no specific eating disorder gene, but there are genetic factors that determine your predisposition to one. This is according to psychotherapist Els Verheyen, who is also a coordinator at the patient and family organization ANBN vzw. "But heredity is only one of the factors that determine whether you develop an eating disorder. Your personality, your environment, or the things you experience, and how severe they are, also play a role."