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Do starvation diets lead to irreversible lung changes?
Author(s) -
Key Adrienne,
Lacey J. Hubert,
Nussey Stephen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.414
Subject(s) - starvation , anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , anorexia , lung , medicine , physiology , psychology , endocrinology , psychiatry
Animal research has demonstrated specific, irreversible, structural and functional changes in the lungs of starved rats. The effect of starvation on lung compliance in anorexia nervosa has not been studied. This case‐study and series review offer evidence of similar changes occurring specifically in the lungs of younger patients with very severe anorexia nervosa. They also raise the possibility that the younger the patient, the greater the risk of permanent damage. We conducted a detailed comparison of 13 cases. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.