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Eating Disorders
Abnormal hormonal patterns, larger gastric capacity associated with BED
September 27th, 2004
Abnormal meal-related ghrelin and insulin patterns and larger gastric capacity may be associated with binge eating disorder in women, report obesity specialists at the Columbia University St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center. "Binge eating disorder (BED), characterized by ingestion of very large meals without purging afterwards, is found in a subset of obese individuals," said A. Geliebter and colleagues. In early work these researchers determined that obese people have greater stomach capacity than lean people. In their current study, reported in Physiology & Behavior, they determined stomach capacity of obese women with BED, "determined...
Source: Diabetes Week (2004-09-27)
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