Unique Energy Profile Associated with Persistent Thin Phenotype.

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The concept of constitutional thinness first emerged in the scientific literature at the beginning of the 20th century. Yet, this concept of a physiologically determined thinness, which clearly differentiated it from anorexia nervosa and challenged the basic notions of metabolism, intrigued the medical community. How could a young, healthy person with normal food intake present such an underweight state that...

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