However, in a large sample of inpatients with eating disorders (Quadflieg et al., 2023), self‐induced vomiting (44%) and use of laxatives (25%) were the most commonly reported purging methods while less than 10% of the sample reported using diuretics, appetite suppressants, thyroid hormones, enemas, emetics, or skipping insulin injections (numbers based on a personal communication with the first author). The gene discussed is INS; the disease is eating disorder.