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Unveiling Metabolic Phenotype Alterations in Anorexia Nervosa through Metabolomics.
Nutrients - 26 Nov 2021
Mayo-Martínez Laura, Rupérez Francisco J, Martos-Moreno Gabriel Á, Graell Montserrat, Barbas Coral, Argente Jesús, García Antonia
Abstract excerpt
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a mental disorder characterized by an intense fear of weight gain that affects mainly young women. It courses with a negative body image leading to altered eating behaviors that have devastating physical, metabolic, and psychological consequences for the patients. Although its origin is postulated to be multifactorial, the etiology of AN remains unknown, and this increases the likelihood...
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