bulimia nervosa/albumin

Erosion of the dental hard tissues and enlarged parotid and submandibular saliva glands are commonly associated with bulimia nervosa. In 15 patients and controls, no significant difference was detected in the concentrations of potassium, chloride, calcium, urea nitrogen or albumin. There was also no

Serum visceral protein and hematological indices and their behavioral and clinical correlates were determined in women with bulimia nervosa and depressed controls. One hundred and fifty-two women who met DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa and 68 women with DSM-IV major depression completed a

OBJECTIVE To examine disordered eating, insulin misuse, weight change, and their relationships with glycemic control and diabetic complications in adolescents with type 1 diabetes followed up over eight years. METHODS Of 76 adolescents (43 male, 33 female) with type 1 diabetes aged 11-18 years at

OBJECTIVE Though low levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) have been repeatedly reported in patients with eating disorders, the nutritional significance of IGF-1 has not been evaluated. The study aimed to assess the utility of IGF-1 for screening malnutrition and for monitoring nutrition

Recent findings suggest sympathetic inhibition during dietary restriction as opposed to increased sympathetic activity during re-feeding. The present study investigated cardiac autonomic regulation and stress reactivity in relation to biochemical markers of dietary restriction status in women

BACKGROUND The objective of the study was to determine whether levels of biochemical and haematological parameters in patients with eating disorders (EDs) varied from the general population. Whilst dietary restrictions can lead to nutritional deficiencies, specific abnormalities may be relevant to

Vitamin abnormalities in eating disorder patients may contribute to altered neuropsychological status and the development of sequelae such as cognitive dysfunction. We examined the relationship between vitamin status and clinical indices in 13 low-weight patients with anorexia or bulimia nervosa at

Anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are potentially fatal eating disorders which primarily affect adolescent females. Differentiating eating disorders from primary gastrointestinal (GI) disease may be difficult. GI disorders are common in eating disorder patients, symptomatic complaints