New research from the University of Queensland found that binge eating in teenagers may be at least partially genetic. The data looked at 6,000 adolescents ages 14 to 16 and found that genetic variations associated with obesity could also predict binge eating.
The genetic variation was more evident in females, who were 30 per cent more likely to binge eat if they had the variation.
About 10 per cent of teens and adults binge eat. This new knowledge that it’s a combination of both genetic and environmental factors that lead to this lack of control and excessive eating may provide some insight into how to help people stop binge eating.
