Background Overweight and obese persons are at risk of a number of medical conditions
which can lead to further morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of this study is to …

Background: It was suggested that body fat distribution differs across ethnic groups, and this
may be important when considering risk of disease. Previous studies have not adequately …

BACKGROUND: Almost one-third of adult Canadians are at increased risk of disability,
disease and premature death because of being obese. In order to allocate limited health care …

Objective We determined the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) in our anorexia nervosa (AN)
patient population. Method We used a cross‐sectional design to study an inception cohort (…

Background and Objective: No complete review of the cutaneous manifestations of eating
disorders exists. We therefore, set out to review and systematically describe the clinical and …

Objective: To compare the prediction of percentage body fat using BMI and visceral adipose
tissue (VAT) using waist circumference (WC) in individuals of Chinese, European, and …

Postmortem studies of patients who died in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II suggested
that death from starvation was associated with pulmonary emphysema. This study re-…

Objective: Recovery from anorexia nervosa is confounded by intrusive anorec-tic cognitions
and rituals. It has been observed that olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic, can reduce this …

Eating disorders are known to affect between 1 and 4% of all women, and a smaller
proportion of men. This text is designed to provide all health professionals with the practical …

Background Anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are classified as separate and
distinct clinical disorders. Recently, there has been support for a transdiagnostic theory of …