Andrew Huberman· PhD
However, there is a strong genetic component for anorexia. So, you could imagine a mild form of anorexia in a parent that is supported or exacerbated by praise, so that the person feels good from the praise they're getting, that they want to be a low body weight for whatever reason, for aesthetic reasons or for whatever reasons that happened to appeal to them. And the child has a genetic predisposition, right? We never think about genes in terms of controlling behavior, genes, bias, probabilities for behavior, okay?