Why the study?
Does nutritional treatment and weight recovery normalize circulating adiponectin levels in patients with anorexia nervosa?
Population
73 female subjects, including 31 with anorexia nervosa, 11 with bulimia nervosa, 16 age-matched normal body…
Comparison
Nutritional treatment and weight gain vs Normal body weight controls, constitutionally…
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Weight recovery may normalize adiponectin in AN; leaves open whether feeding behavior affects secretion beyond BMI.
Does nutritional treatment and weight recovery normalize circulating adiponectin levels in patients with anorexia nervosa?
Adiponectin levels are paradoxically reduced in eating disorders compared to normal-weight controls and normalize with weight recovery, suggesting abnormal feeding behavior directly impacts adiponectin secretion.
Tagami et al. (2004) studied this question.
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