OBJECTIVE: To evaluate lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) in girls with eating disorders in the beginning of the treatment, at six months, and after one year of treatment. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This prospective study involved 35 female adolescents with AN or EDNOS treated during one year. Lumbar (L1-L4) bone mineral density by DXA was performed in the beginning of treatment, at six months, and after one year of treatment. RESULTS: There was improvement in weight, length, BMI, bone age (p […]

OBJECTIVE: The authors discuss, based on a case report and on a literature review, the implications of a bariatric surgery for obesity on the eating behavior. METHOD: A case report is presented in which a patient was submitted to a bariatric surgery and show altered eating behavior like in anorexia nervosa, but without low weight, leading to the diagnostic of an otherwise unspecified eating disorder. This case is compared with the literature review. DISCUSSION: Literature information is discussed according to […]