Expert Says Families Don't Cause Anorexia

Speaking out about Gisele Bundchen's claim that weak families are the cause of anorexia, a Canadian expert who is researching the genes that cause the disease says:

"An uninformed opinion such as Bundchen's causes harm on a number of levels. By contributing to the stigma, it drives sufferers underground and creates obstacles to seeking help. It damages attempts at advocacy and hurts parents who are desperately fighting for their child's recovery ... Such thinking also misinforms third party payors who may not want to pay for the treatment of these biologically-based illnesses if they think its primary cause is family dysfunction."

Research indicates that societal pressure may be a trigger in people who are genetically predisposed to the illness.

What do you think? Is anorexia due to weak families as Gisele Bundchen claims or are other factors such as genetics and societal pressure to blame?

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