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During the starvation phase of anorexia nervosa (AN), cardiac and skeletal muscle mass decreases, whereas electrocardiographic QT dispersion, a...

Refeeding syndrome (RS) is a rare but potentially fatal condition that can occur during refeeding of severely malnourished individuals (such as...

Heart rate variability was measured at rest and during ambulation in 6 women with anorexia nervosa. Compared with 10 nonanorexic women controls,...

Among psychiatric disorders, anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate. During an exacerbation of this illness, patients frequently present...

Bulimia nervosa is a common eating disorder that predominantly affects young women. There are three main models of purging in bulimia. Resulting...

Among psychiatric disorders, anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate. During an exacerbation of this illness, patients frequently present...

A 20-year-old woman presents with fatigue; laboratory tests reveal a serum potassium level of 2.3 mmol per liter and a serum bicarbonate level of...

The prevalence of obesity is rising at a very alarming rate in the United States. Estimates are that 27% of American adults are now considered...

Mehler Philip S, Linas S. Use of a Proton-Pump Inhibitor for Metabolic Disturbances Associated with Anorexia Nervosa. New England Journal of...

One of the most serious and potentially permanently disabling medical complications of anorexia nervosa is osteoporosis, which greatly increases...