Binge Eating Episodes
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1. Ghrelin and eating disorders
Background Ghrelin is a potent hormone with central and peripheral action. This hormone plays an important role in the regulation of appetite, food intake, and energy balance. Studies have suggested that ghrelin is involved with eating disorders (ED), particularly bingeing and purging. Genetic variants have also been studied to explain changes in eating beh
Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo). Publicado em: 2015-04
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2. Regulação endócrina de curto prazo de hormônios relacionados à fome em mulheres obesas que apresentam episódios de compulsão alimentar / Short-term endocrine regulation of hunger related hormones in obese women with binge eating episodes
Binge eating is associated to several diseases, including obesity. In order to study the hormonal control of hunger and satiety that is commonly involved in binge-eating process; we evaluated the serum concentration of these hormones in adult women. The experimental study was composed of 3 groups, n= 23: Lean (GE, n = 8), Obese without binge (GO, n = 7) and
Publicado em: 2010
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3. Eating disorders. A review and update.
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are prevalent illnesses affecting between 1% and 10% of adolescent and college age women. Developmental, family dynamic, and biologic factors are all important in the cause of this disorder. Anorexia nervosa is diagnosed when a person refuses to maintain his or her body weight over a minimal normal weight for age and heig