Findings suggest that identifying children with specific eating behaviors might be a promising approach for targeted intervention to prevent progression eating disorders in adolescence.
One in five patients with adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa have a chronic eating disorder 30 years later.
For young women with anorexia nervosa, oral contraceptives may limit bone loss.
Adolescents with atypical anorexia nervosa have higher bone mass density on average than adolescents with anorexia nervosa, but still experience significant deficits in fat mass index.
Investigators sought to determine whether olanzapine promotes weight gain and improves psychological symptoms in patients with anorexia nervosa.
No significant sex differences were found in the prevalence of eating disorders in children age 9 to 10.
The altered brain reward response seen in adolescents with anorexia in this study may indicate alterations in dopamine function, which may play a key role in anorexia’s pathophysiology.
Investigators sought to determine whether both restrictive and purging types of anorexia nervosa effect bone metabolism.
Women with anorexia nervosa and oligo-amenorrheic athletes have been reported to have low bone mineral density and an increased fracture risk.
Adolescents who develop anorexia nervosa before the age of 14 have a higher risk of unfavorable outcomes.
