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For Some Women, Genes May Influence Pressure to Be Thin

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2012Healtheating disorder symptoms, genetic factors, genetic risk, ideal of thinness, thin ideal internalization, thin idealization

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Genetics may make some women more vulnerable to the pressure of being thin, a study led by Michigan State University researchers has found. (more…)