B2693 - The causal role of adiposity on disordered eating behaviours - 09/06/2016

B number: 
B2693
Principal applicant name: 
Zoe Reed | School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol (UK)
Co-applicants: 
Dr Kaitlin Wade, Professor George Davey Smith, Dr Nadia Macali, Dr Cynthia Bulik, Miss Zoe Reed
Title of project: 
The causal role of adiposity on disordered eating behaviours
Proposal summary: 

This project will investigate whether adiposity (as measured by BMI) is causally related to disordered eating or vice versa.

Date proposal received: 
Friday, 27 May, 2016
Date proposal approved: 
Thursday, 9 June, 2016
Keywords: 
Epidemiology, Eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia, BMI, Genetics - e.g. epigenetics, mendelian randomisation, UK10K, sequencing, etc.