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Composition of Plasma Fatty Acids and Non-Cholesterol Sterols in Anorexia Nervosa
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Summary
Anorexia nervosa is a model of simple starvation accompanied by secondary hyperlipoproteinemia. The pattern of plasma fatty acids influences the levels of plasma lipids and lipoproteins. The concentration of plasma lathosterol is a surrogate marker of cholesterol synthesis de novo, concentrations of campesterol and β-sitosterol reflect resorption of exogenous cholesterol. The aim of the study was to evaluate fatty acids in plasma lipid classes and their relationship to pla...
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Composition of Plasma Fatty Acids and Non-Cholesterol Sterols in Anorexia Nervosa
Physiological Research
; Summary Anorexia nervosa is a model of simple starvation accompanied by secondary hyperlipoproteinemia. The pattern of plasma fatty acids influences the levels of plasma lipids and lipoproteins. The concentration of plasma lathosterol is a surrogate marker of cholesterol synthesis de novo,
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Long-term survival of patients with anorexia nervosa: A population-based study in Rochester, Minn
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
; Original Article * Objective: To estimate long-term survival of unselected patients with anorexia nervosa from Rochester, Minn. * Patients and Methods: In this population-based retrospective cohort study, all 208 Rochester residents who presented with anorexia nervosa (193 women and 15 men) for the
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Long-term fracture risk among women with anorexia nervosa: A population-based cohort study
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
; Objective: To determine if fractures represent an important problem for women with anorexia nervosa who may fail to achieve peak bone mass and may experience premature bone loss from decreased estrogen levels. Patients and Methods: In this population-based retrospective cohort study, we identified
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Early scurvy complicating anorexia nervosa.
Southern Medical Journal
; ABSTRACT Scurvy is an extremely rare complication of anorexia nervosa. Despite the poor intake of nutrients, anorexia nervosa is not commonly associated with vitamin deficiencies. We report a case of early scurvy complicating long-standing anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa appears to be increasing
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Anorexia Nervosa.
American Family Physician
; (Australia--Australian Family Physician, April 2000, p. 328.) In adolescent patients, anorexia nervosa often begins with moderate dieting, but then they become driven to be in control of their diet because they feel they have little control in other areas of their life. The disease progresses to a
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Discrepant results regarding long-term survival of patients with anorexia nervosa?
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
; Editorial Anorexia nervosa is nearly as mysterious now as when it captured the attention of physicians centuries ago.1,2 Fundamentally, how could people afflicted seemingly "choose" not to eat, and how might not eating become a central obsession? More specifically, what health consequences are
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What about the boys?: addressing issues of masculinity within male anorexia nervosa in a feminist therapeutic environment.(Disease/Disorder overview)
International Journal of Men's Health
; As a disorder, anorexia nervosa is associated mainly with young women. For centuries, girls have exhibited symptoms of anorexia nervosa and the disorder has exploded into a cultural, female problem. Feminist psychotherapy treatments address the problem of anorexia nervosa from a sociocultural
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Assessing guilt in adolescents with anorexia nervosa
American Journal of Psychotherapy
; Objective: This study explores the role of guilt in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Numerous clinical observations have suggested guilt in adolescents or parents contributes to the development of anorexia nervosa, though systematic assessment of this phenomenon has not been undertaken. Methods:
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Anorexia nervosa: an overview. (includes patient information sheets)
American Family Physician
; Dieting and weight loss are now common in males and females of all ages. Television, motion pictures and the print media portray a slender body as a way to obtain power, control and success. Americans are exposed to the ideas of healthy eating and thinness at an early age, and by early childhood
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Wasting away: Prozac loses promise as anorexia nervosa fighter.(This Week)
Science News
; Psychiatrists often prescribe fluoxetine, or Prozac, to people suffering from the difficult-to-treat, potentially fatal condition known as anorexia nervosa. Yet the medication appears to provide no benefit in treating the eating disorder, a new investigation reports. Symptoms of anorexia nervosa
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