Cortisol as a mediator of central fat accumulation in anorectic patients during weight gain
Haas, V.; Kohn, M.; Müller, M.J.; Clarke, S.; Madden, S.; Lochs, H.; Gaskin, K. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2007 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Introduction: Preferential accretion of body fat (BF) after a period of starvation also termed has already been described in humans in the classic Minnesota starvation study in 1950 (1). In convalescent patients with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), weight gain resulted in an accumulation of trunk fat (2), yet the role of steroid hormones on fat redistribution during weight gain in AN has not been investigated. Subjects and Methods: BMI, total and regional fat, waist circumference and plasma levels of cortisol (cort), estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), leptin and adiponcetin (ApN) were assessed in 81 adolescent AN (15.0±1.…
