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PET Confirms Changes at Brain Molecular Level in Bulimia Nervosa Patients after CB Therapy

2005-06-20 21:41:35

TORONTO, Canada--Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has detected brain molecular changes in patients who have undergone cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa, notes a study released at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 52nd Annual Meeting June 18"“22 in Toronto. "This is the first study to examine opioid receptors in bulimia nervosa, and research showed that treatment caused a change in the opioid binding in patients," said Angela S. Guarda, M.D., assistant...

Improvement of Nutritional Status As Assessed By Multifrequency BIA During 15 Weeks of Refeeding in Adolescent Girls With Anorexia Nervosa1

2004-11-27 03:00:13

ABSTRACT In patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), an assessment of changes in body composition and nutritional status is crucial for adequate nutritional management during refeeding therapies. Phase-sensitive multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an inexpensive and noninvasive technique with which to determine nutritional status and body composition. We investigated 21 female adolescents with AN (initial BMI 15.5 1.1 kg/m^sup 2^) 4 times between wk 3 and 15 of inpatient...