Body composition and body fat distribution changes after short-term weight gain in anorexia nervosa patients

The most commonly described psychological abnormality in Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a distorted perception of body weight and shape. Anorexia nervosa patients typically fear that weight gain is accompanied by preferential fat deposition in the abdomen, hips and thighs; and this fear may contribute...

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Main Author: Orphanidou, Charitini Ioannou
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3672