Sex dependent impact of gestational stress on predisposition to eating disorders and metabolic disease

• Main Authors: Mariana Schroeder (Author), Mira Jakovcevski (Author), Tamar Polacheck (Author), Yonat Drori (Author), Shifra Ben-Dor (Author), Simone Röh (Author), Alon Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Vulnerability to eating disorders (EDs) is broadly assumed to be associated with early life stress. However, a careful examination of the literature shows that susceptibility to EDs may depend on the type, severity and timing of the stressor and the sex of the individual. We aimed at expl...