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Oral glucose tolerance in bulimia
Author(s) -
Hohlstein Leigh Anne,
Gwirtsman Harry E.,
Whalen Frank,
Enns Melvin P.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198601)5:1<157::aid-eat2260050116>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - normality , bulimia nervosa , psychology , eating disorders , psychiatry , clinical psychology
Bulimia, or binge‐eating disorder, is an emerging public health problem, which has been thought by some clinicians to be related to hypoglycemic states. To test this hypothesis, the standard oral glucose tolerance test (OCTT) was done in normal weight bulimics and controls. Bulimics showed no ab‐ normality on the OCTT. There is no clear relationship between reactive hy‐ poglycemia and bulimia.