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Autoimmune disease linked to EDs

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Patients affected by eating disorders were more likely to have an autoimmune disease, Finnish research discovered. “ED patients were more than twice as likely to have endocrinologic diseases, especially type 1 diabetes, and gastroenterologic disorders, especially Crohn's disease.”

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