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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020 Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is viewed as primarily a psychiatric disorder owing to the considerable behavioral and genetic overlap with mood disorders and other psychiatric traits.
Mathieu Méquinion +2 more
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Orthorexia nervosa and self-attitudinal aspects of body image in female and male university students. [PDF]
, 2015 The present study was designed to investigate orthorexia nervosa, or the phenomenon of being preoccupied with consuming healthy food. Specific aims were to explore relationships between orthorexia features and attitudes towards body image, fitness and ...
Brytek Matera, A +4 more
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Aging‐related anorexia and its association with disability and frailty
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2018 Anorexia of ageing may be a precursor to various geriatric syndromes. We elucidated whether anorexia of ageing had a significant impact on incident disability and investigated whether anorexia of ageing had a direct association with future disability or ...
K. Tsutsumimoto +7 more
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe eating disorder associated with brain volume reduction, glial cell loss, microbiome alterations, and dysregulated pro‐inflammatory mechanisms. However, the underlying cellular mechanisms remain inadequately elucidated, and interventions addressing these alterations are lacking.
A. C. Thelen +17 more
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Cancer-induced anorexia and malaise are mediated by CGRP neurons in the parabrachial nucleus
Nature Neuroscience, 2017 Anorexia is a common manifestation of chronic diseases, including cancer. Here we investigate the contribution to cancer anorexia made by calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) neurons in the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) that transmit anorexic signals.
C. Campos +5 more
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Existing evidence on eating disorders (EDs) among migrant groups across the Global North is sparse and mixed, possibly reflecting the heterogeneity of these populations. This qualitative study explored experiences among patients with a migration background in Swedish specialist ED treatment, with a focus on barriers to treatment ...
Mattias Strand +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Government intervention would be justified to prevent a potential epidemic of food disorders [PDF]
, 2012 Joan Costa-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet argue that distorted perceptions of self-image influence health-related behaviours. Through their empirical research, they find that social pressure is a determinant of eating disorders and policy should compensate ...
Costa-i-Font, Joan, Jofre-Bonet, Mireia
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Cutting Ties with Pro-Ana: A Narrative Inquiry Concerning the Experiences of Pro-Ana Disengagement from Six Former Site Users. [PDF]
, 2019 Websites advocating the benefits of eating disorders (“Pro-Ana”) tend to reinforce and maintain restrictive eating and purging behaviors. Yet remarkably, no study has explored individual accounts of disengagement from these sites and the associated ...
Ashlyn Firkins +16 more
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Journal of Health Psychology, 2017 Poor success rates and high levels of dropout are common features in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Using semi-structured interviews, this study elicited the views of 12 women who were recovered, or in recovery, for anorexia nervosa and had received ...
N. Rance, N. Moller, Victoria Clarke
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