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Metabolic and Nutritional Needs to Normalize Body Mass Index by Doubling the Admission Body Weight in Severe Anorexia Nervosa

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2013
Anorexia nervosa exhibits one of the highest death rates among psychiatric patients and a relevant fraction of it is derived from undernutrition. Nutritional and medical treatment of extreme undernutrition present two very complex and conflicting tasks: (
Maria Gabriella Gentile, Chiara Lessa, Marina Cattaneo   +2 more
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Short‐term actions of epigalocatechin‐3‐gallate in the liver: a mechanistic insight into hypoglycemic and potential toxic effects

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate (EGCG) acutely inhibited gluconeogenesis and enhanced glycolysis, glycogenolysis, and fatty acid oxidation in perfused rat livers. Mechanistic assays revealed mitochondrial uncoupling, inhibition of pyruvate carboxylation and glucose‐6‐phosphatase, shift of NADH/NAD+ ratios toward oxidation, and loss of membrane integrity ...
Carla Indianara Bonetti, Bruna Lopes Correia, Francielle Cristina Nakamura Manicardi, Nairana Mithieli de Queiroz Eskuarek Melo, Vanesa de Oliveira Pateis, Jurandir Fernando Comar, Anacharis Babeto de Sá‐Nakanishi, Adelar Bracht, Lívia Bracht   +8 more
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Clinical and scientific review of severe and enduring anorexia nervosa in intensive care settings: introducing an innovative treatment paradigm

Journal of Eating Disorders
Background Anorexia nervosa is a serious and potentially lethal psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, there is significant evidence that some individuals develop a very long-standing form of the illness that requires a variety of different treatment ...
Joseph A Wonderlich, Dorian R Dodd, Cindy Sondag, Michelle Jorgensen, Candice Blumhardt, Alexandra N Evanson, Casey Bjoralt, Stephen A Wonderlich   +7 more
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Personality characteristics and medical impact of stimulant laxative abuse in eating disorder patients—a pilot study

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021
Background Stimulant laxative abuse as a purging behavior can be profound in those with eating disorders. However, the psychopathology leading to stimulant laxative abuse is poorly understood.
Dennis Gibson, Jodie Benabe, Ashlie Watters, Judy Oakes, Philip S. Mehler   +4 more
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Are Sexual Experiences in Childhood Related to Eating Disorders in a Sample of College Students? [PDF]

, 1992
A link has been suggested by psychologists and clinicians between sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence, and later eating disorders. The present study investigates childhood sexual experiences and the appearance of eating disorders in a college ...
Sarkari, Sharin
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Tryptophan metabolite atlas uncovers organ, age, and sex‐specific variations

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Tryptophan metabolites were analyzed across twelve organs, the central nervous system, and serum in male and female mice at three life stages. We found tissue‐, sex‐, and age‐specific differences, including increased indole‐3‐pyruvate and kynurenine in aging males.
Lizbeth Perez‐Castro, Afshan F. Nawas, Jessica A. Kilgore, Pedro A. S. Nogueira, M.Carmen Lafita‐Navarro, Paul H. Acosta, Roy Garcia, Noelle S. Williams, Maralice Conacci‐Sorrell   +8 more
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Disordered Eating Habits and Theory of Mind in Undergraduate Students [PDF]

, 2017
Theory of mind, the ability to ascribe mental states to oneself and others, has intimate connections with mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia.
Kuhlman, Stephanie
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Molecular determinants of signal transduction in tropomyosin receptor kinases

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Tropomyosin receptor kinases control critical neuronal functions, but how do the same receptors produce diverse cellular responses? This review explores the structural mechanisms behind Trk signaling diversity, focusing on allosteric modulation and ligand bias.
Giray Enkavi
wiley   +1 more source

Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental ...
Jennifer Beveridge, Andrea Phillipou, Kelly Edwards, Alice Hobday, Krissy Hilton, Cathy Wyett, Anna Saw, Georgia Graham, David Castle, Leah Brennan, Philippa Harrison, Rebecca de Gier, Narelle Warren, Freya Hanly, Benjamin Torrens-Witherow, J. Richard Newton, Steering group committee   +16 more
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Models of care for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022
Background Delayed diagnosis, gaps in services and subsequent delays in specialist care and treatment lead to poorer health outcomes for individuals with eating disorders (EDs) and drive significant government healthcare expenditure.
Melissa J. Pehlivan, Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, Anvi Le, Danielle Maloney, National Eating Disorders Research Consortium, Stephen Touyz, Sarah Maguire   +6 more
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