Increased fasting plasma ghrelin levels in patients with bulimia nervosa

2002153 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Muneki Tanaka · Kagoshima University Hospital

T. Naruo · Kagoshima University Hospital

Tetsuro Muranaga · Kagoshima University Hospital

Daisuke Yasuhara · Kagoshima University Hospital

Tomomi Shiiya · Miyazaki Welfare Medical College

Masamitsu Nakazato · Miyazaki Welfare Medical College

Shigeru Matsukura

Abstract

These findings suggest that not only BMI but also abnormal eating behaviors with habitual binge eating and purging may have some influence on circulating ghrelin level in BN.

Topics & Keywords

Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Eating Disorders and Behaviors Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal of Endocrinology

Volume 146, Issue 6, pp. R1-R3

DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.146r001

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