A study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that the more someone understands the genetics behind anorexia, the less likely he or she is to blame an anorexic patient for their illness.

"'This is a potentially important finding because it suggests that wide dissemination of information about the biological and genetic underpinnings of anorexia nervosa could help decrease the blame-based stigma that is associated with the disorder,' study author Michele A. Crisafulli said in a prepared statement."

The study was conducted with 115 undergraduate nursing students who were given information either about the genetic and biological factors or the environmental factors of eating disorders, and were then asked to rate factors that might contribute to anorexia. Students who read about the genetics and biology were less likely to blame the patient for his or her condition.

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