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A review of the biological context of eating disorders concludes that biological models explaining the clinical and epidemiological features of anorexia and bulimia nervosa should be further pursued.
This review discusses the biological models and pathophysiology of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Biological models of eating disorders merit further study; leaves open any role in clinical practice.
This article describes the biological context of eating disorders. Can a biological model explain the clinical and epidemiological features of eating disorders? What are the components of the normal appetite control system? The nutritional, cognitive, neurochemical, and peripheral elements are discussed. A review of the pathophysiology of these systems in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa follows. Finally biological models are put on trial. Our conclusion is that some of these leads should be pursued.
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Treasure et al. (1993) conducted a review in Eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa). A review of the biological context of eating disorders concludes that biological models explaining the clinical and epidemiological features of anorexia and bulimia nervosa should be further pursued.
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