title: Anorexia nervosa: dietary treatment and re-establishment of body weight in 20 cases studied on a metabolic unit.
abstract: This paper reviews the nutritional treatment and weight progress of 20 patients with anorexia nervosa studied in a teaching hospital metabolic unit between January 1974 and August 1977. The classification of patients, their pre-admission dietary intakes and weight status are compared. The method of re-establishing weight by closely monitored normal nutrition under conditions of bedrest and chlorpromazine medication are described. It is illustrated by the progress of one 14-year-old girl patient and the study of the rate of increase in weight of the whole group. Satisfactory weight levels were attained by all patients with acceptable time limits.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001510:Bed Rest; D001835:Body Weight; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009790:Occupations; D012737:Sex Factors