Background: Eating disorders are health problems that are particularly prevalent in
adolescents and young adults. They are associated with considerable physical health and …

Objective: Reports have suggested association between sudden death and QT prolongation
in AN patients. Incidence and clinical consequences of cardiac abnormalities remain …

Context: Low fat mass and hormonal or nutritional deficiencies are often incriminated in
bone loss related to thinness. Constitutional thinness has been described in young women …

Objective To characterize exercise behaviors among adolescents with anorexia nervosa
(AN), atypical AN, or bulimia nervosa (BN), and determine associations between exercise …

Peak oxygen uptake (V′ O 2 peak) is recognised as the best expression of aerobic fitness.
Therefore, it is essential that V′ O 2 peak reference values are accurate for interpreting a …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with a wide range of disturbances of the autonomic
nervous system. The aim of the present study was to monitor the heart rate (HR) and the …

Purpose Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) require appropriate nutrient therapy and
physical activity management. Eating disorder treatment guidelines do not include safe …

Five to twenty percent of patients with anorexia nervosa die from their illness. One half of
those patients die of medical complications (Steinhavsen, 2002). Malnutrition, dehydration …

Mortality in anorexic patients is mainly due to suicide or cardiac failure. The aim of this study
was to investigate structural and functional cardiovascular alterations further by means of …

Background The sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in the regulation of
adipose tissue (AT) lipolysis, which is a key step in the metabolic processes leading to the …