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Can anorexia be passed down

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Some studies do believe that anorexia may have a genetic link factor to it, but more tests and studeis need to be done before this can be accepted as a real and official diagnosis or cause of the disorder.

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