title: Effect of non-select menus on weight and eating concern in adolescents hospitalized with anorexia nervosa.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of food service menu type (i.e., non-select versus select) on weight restoration and eating concern for adolescent patients hospitalized with Anorexia Nervosa. Charts of 40 adolescents (mean age 13.3 +/- 2.2 years) were reviewed. Rate of weight gain was significantly increased when non-select menus were used (0.95 kg/wk versus 0.72 kg/wk [p < .03]). No significant differences in total weight gain, length of stay, or eating concern were observed. Non-select menus significantly increase rate of weight restoration in children and adolescents hospitalized with Anorexia Nervosa.
authors.affiliation: London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Kim A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Leacy
authors.forename: Jessica N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008612:Menu Planning; D009864:Ontario; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015430:Weight Gain