bulimia nervosa/carbohydrate

The responses of thirteen patients with bulimia nervosa and sixteen controls matched for age and weight are described following the ingestion of a carbohydrate and a calorie-free placebo mixture in simulated binges. Psychological, hormonal and biochemical parameters were measured before and at 15

Peptides ghrelin, obestatin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) play an important role in regulation of energy homeostasis, the imbalance of which is associated with eating disorders anorexia (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The changes in ghrelin, obestatin and NPY plasma levels were investigated in AN and BN

BACKGROUND The present study investigated plasma levels of gut-brain axis peptides ghrelin, obestatin, NPY and PYY after consumption of a high-carbohydrate (HC) and high-protein (HP) breakfast in patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and in healthy controls. These peptides play an

Behavioral eating disorders (BED's) have shown an intense growth in the last years. They are considered to be caused by multiple factors, showing a bio-psycho-socio-cultural etiology. Although there are clinical signs that could alert the physician and allow an early diagnosis, their final diagnosis

Hospitalized women with anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia nervosa and dietarily restrained and unrestrained, clinically normal women were provided with a multi-item breakfast meal. Eating patterns and hunger and satiety ratings were assessed. Subjects were offered three foods which varied in fat and

Since the primary role of psychoeducation in eating disorders is to act as a foundation for other interventions, nutritional rehabilitation should use the same therapeutic principles as psychotherapy. This paper looks at the possibility that traditional psychoeducational results can be enhanced in

We characterized the naturalistic feeding patterns of 54 women with bulimia nervosa and 11 matched controls over a continuous 24-hr period in a feeding laboratory. Overall, bulimic women consumed more calories in 24 hr (4446 +/- 584 kcal) than did controls (1845 +/- 649 kcal). Bulimic women consumed

BACKGROUND Binge eating episodes in persons with bulimia nervosa may to some extent be a result of disturbed sensations of hunger and satiety. It has been hypothesized that abnormal appetite sensations may be due to bulimia nervosa-related alterations in the release of hormones that are known to be

BACKGROUND Gut-derived peptides, such as peptide YY (PYY) and ghrelin that regulate the initiation and termination of meals, could play a role in the altered eating behavior of patients with bulimia nervosa (BN). Therefore, we aimed to assess plasma PYY and ghrelin responses to a test meal in

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the meal patterns and nutrient intake of women with bulimia nervosa (BN), and to compare them to clinical variables and recommended dietary allowances (RDA). METHODS The nutrient intake of 50 women with BN was analyzed from 14 day dietary

Energy deprivation and malnutrition are often thought to be key factors in the maintenance of bulimia nervosa (BN). Our review shows that it is unclear how much energy is actually available to BN patients' metabolism because the contribution of food consumed during binge eating is generally

d-Fenfluramine is a 5-HT agonist which decreases food intake and excessive carbohydrate intake in humans. A placebo-controlled trial of d-fenfluramine (45 mg/day) was conducted in 43 patients with bulimia nervosa. The patients entered an eight-week trial of medication during which they also received

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by episodes of binge eating. Bulimic patients have diminished caloric requirements and reduced metabolic rate. Because thyroid function is an important modulator of metabolic rate, we sought to clarify conflicting reports concerning this parameter in bulimic

Bulimia nervosa represents a serious public health problem in the United States. We performed an 8-week, double-blind trial comparing fluoxetine hydrochloride (60 and 20 mg/d) with placebo in 387 bulimic women treated on an outpatient basis. Fluoxetine at 60 mg/d proved superior to placebo in

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is a commonly used biomarker for alcohol abuse; however, recent findings questioned its diagnostic value in catabolic subjects. We have thus investigated possible changes of CDT in patients suffering from eating disorders. Retrospectively, CDT values of