Teriparatide Treatment of Osteoporosis in a Patient With Anorexia Nervosa.

Teriparatide treatment of osteoporosis in a patient with anorexia nervosa.

Eat Weight Disord. 2013 Jun; 18(2): 229-31
Shibli-Rahhal A, McCormick L

Osteoporosis commonly occurs in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and is often irreversible even after weight restoration. We describe a 52-year-old woman with AN and severe osteoporosis, discovered after she sustained multiple fractures from a fall. She had low weight for most of her life, but was only formally diagnosed with AN 6 years prior to her presentation. She received therapy for her eating disorder and was able to restore weight, which led to a 4.1 % improvement in her bone density. We then treated her with teriparatide for 2 years, which lead to a further 21 % increase in bone density and she has had no recurrence of fractures. Since AN-associated osteoporosis is characterized by low bone formation, teriparatide may be a useful treatment option. HubMed – eating

 

Depression, stress and body fat are associated with binge eating in a community sample of African American and Hispanic women.

Eat Weight Disord. 2013 Jun; 18(2): 221-7
Adamus-Leach HJ, Wilson PL, O’Connor DP, Rhode PC, Mama SK, Lee RE

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among depressive symptoms, stress and severity of binge eating symptoms in a community sample of African American and Hispanic or Latina women.Women (African American, n = 127; Hispanic or Latina, n = 44) completed measures of body composition, stress, depression, and binge eating.Scores on a depressive symptom scale indicated that 24.0 % of participants exhibited clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms. Mean binge eating scores were below the threshold for clinically diagnosed binge eating (12.99 ± 7.90). Mean stressful event scores were 25.86 ± 14.26 and the average stress impact score was 78.36 ± 55.43. Linear regression models found that body composition, stress impact score, and being classified as having clinically significant levels of depression were associated with severity of binge eating symptoms.Higher levels of percent body fat, a CES-D score ?16 and higher WSI-Impact scores were associated with greater severity of binge eating symptoms. HubMed – eating

 

Assessing the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight, obesity, and binge eating as a function of ethnicity.

Eat Weight Disord. 2013 Jun; 18(2): 209-19
Reslan S, Saules KK

This study aimed to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight, obesity, and binge eating as a function of ethnicity among a national sample of college students.Data were drawn from the 2010 Healthy Minds Study sample. Participants were 24,396 college students from 26 colleges and universities. This sample included 62 % females and a broad range of ethnic backgrounds; 30 % were overweight, 10 % were obese, and 7 % met criteria the for binge eating.While African Americans reported the highest prevalence of overweight (49 %) and obesity (24 %), Arab-Americans reported the highest prevalence of binge eating (10 %). The factors associated with weight problems and binge eating differed by ethnicity.Research is warranted to develop more culturally sensitive interventions to target those ethnic minorities at elevated risk. Further study of binge eating among Arab-Americans is particularly important, as the prevalence of this condition was higher among this group over any other. HubMed – eating

 

Underreporting in obese inpatients undergoing a psycho-nutritional rehabilitative program.

Eat Weight Disord. 2013 Jun; 18(2): 199-207
Cena H, Oggioni C, Turpini C, Negri F, Roggi C, Allegri C

To evaluate the possible correlation between underreporting and anthropometric, psychological and socio-anagraphic characteristics in obese inpatients.Perspective longitudinal study.Forty-two obese inpatients enrolled to a multidisciplinary 3-week weight loss program in a psycho-nutritional rehabilitative structure located in Salice Terme, Northern Italy. They underwent anthropometric, dietary, clinical, and psycho diagnostic evaluation.Forty-two subjects were included in the study of which 29 (70 %) were females and 13 were males. Mean BMI and mean waist circumference were 42.7 ± 9.5 kg/m(2) and 125 ± 18 cm, respectively. The mean weight loss of 4.2 ± 2.2 kg in the whole sample was significantly greater in males compared to females. The waist circumference fell in equal measure in both of the sexes. Thirty patients were classified as underreporters according to Goldberg, two-thirds of which were females. In the course of the three recovery weeks, a third of the 30 subjects identified as underreporters at the beginning continued to underreport energy intake.In our study, the prevalence of underreporting was equal to over 70 % of the original sample. There was no significant difference between the weight losses achieved by the underreporter and non-underreporter groups. All the underreporters initially became partly non-underreporters during treatment. Those who gave up the practice of underreporting were patients who had a more elevated BMI, who were more susceptible to binge eating behavior and who experienced a strong uneasiness both physically and psychologically. They also had a strongly impaired quality of life. HubMed – eating