[Involvement of eating disorders in metabolic syndrome].
This article gives an outline about involvement of eating disorders in metabolic syndrome. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa become common diseases in woman in Japan. Binge-eating disorder and night eating syndrome are observed in men as well as women. Binge eating is characteristic of bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and night eating syndrome. It should be noted that high energy availability observed in these diseases results in obesity and exacerbate metabolic syndrome. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and medication with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs) can make patients to control symptoms and improve their QOL. Osteoporosis is one of chief complications and sequelae of anorexia nervosa. Low-birth weight babies born from emaciated patients with eating disorders are subject to metabolic syndrome in the future.
Mari Hotta
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Suzuki
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D055815:Young Adult
D014807:Vitamin D; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D