Amanda Gillies

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The Detail · New study reveals genetic link to eating disorders · 25 Aug 2026 podcast

Just quickly on the binge eating, is that when you just keep eating and eating and eating and then you're sick? voice-verified

Is that correct? voice-verified

Now, obviously, we've been told for a long time that these kind of eating disorders are about food, body image or willpower, I guess, Martin, the lack of it. voice-verified

What does this research tell us, though? voice-verified

Forgive my ignorance on this. voice-verified

What have you exactly found in the gene? voice-verified

Just sort of spell it out in the most layman terms, what it is. voice-verified

I want to talk about that in a moment, but if you do have, if you're found to have this genetic risk, does that mean you will inevitably develop an eating disorder? voice-verified

And then what does it mean for things like treatment or getting in early so that they don't go down that road? voice-verified

Fantastic, because we all know eating disorders can turn fatal, can't they? voice-verified

There have been some incredibly tragic outcomes from particularly young women with eating disorders. voice-verified

It's amazing. voice-verified

I hope, and I'm sure you do too, that this will finally sort of dispel the idea that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice, that, you know, people just want to be thin. voice-verified

It certainly voice-verified

Absolutely, Martin. voice-verified

And I do want to talk about New Zealand's voice-verified

What did the Kiwi participants contribute to this international research? voice-verified

You know, why was our contribution so important? voice-verified

Oh, I bet. voice-verified

Did you learn anything sort of specifically about Kiwis and their eating disorders or something that really surprised you about it? voice-verified

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