Why the study?
Does food intake affect plasma ghrelin levels differently in women with anorexia nervosa compared to healthy volunteers?
Population
Healthy volunteers and women with anorexia nervosa (AN)
Comparison
Standardized breakfast or fiber after overnight… vs Healthy volunteers (controls)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Abnormal ghrelin response in AN suggests appetite signaling defects; leaves open whether modulating ghrelin improves refeeding outcomes.
Does food intake affect plasma ghrelin levels differently in women with anorexia nervosa compared to healthy volunteers?
Women with anorexia nervosa have elevated fasting ghrelin levels that do not decrease after eating, suggesting an impaired acute ghrelin response to food intake.
Nedvı́dková et al. (2003) studied this question.
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