Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
Volume 50, Issue 7, Pages 856-860Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22721
Keywords
anorexia nervosa; body composition; DXA; eating disorders; inpatient treatment; men
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ObjectiveTo compare body composition patterns before and after complete weight restoration in men with anorexia nervosa. MethodDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to measure body composition patterns in 10 men with anorexia nervosa before and after complete weight restoration, and in 10 healthy men matched to age and patients' post-treatment body mass index (BMI). ResultsBefore weight restoration, men with anorexia nervosa displayed lower total body fat mass (FM) and lean mass (LBM) than those in the healthy comparison group, with a greater FM loss from the extremity than the trunk region. After short-term weight restoration, patients displayed complete normalization in total LBM and FM, but greater deposition of FM in the trunk region. ConclusionShort-term weight restoration can normalize body composition patterns in men with anorexia nervosa, but results in a central adiposity phenotype. The clinical implication of this finding is unknown, but should be explored given the high levels of concern about central adiposity in anorexia nervosa.
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