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Acarbose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor which reversibly inhibits oligosac charidase and disaccharidase at the brush border of the small intestine. The aim of this study was to observe its effectiveness in the treatment of obesity. Methods: Two groups o 25 obese women were put on a 15 kcal/kg/day low-calorie diet for 12 weeks. One group (the study group) received 150 mg/day acarbose for the first...
Recent studies have shown that the relationship between poor self-esteem and disturbed eating patterns may be more fully understood when the self-esteem concept is divided into an affective domain (‘self-liking’) and a cognitive domain (‘self-competence’). In the present study 38 overweight women between the ages of 21 and 68 participated in an 8-week weight reduction program whereby the Self-Liking...
The treatment of 162 pathologically obese patients by means of laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) is described: 112 patients were followed up for 15 months. All patients had a positive outcome, as documented by the progressive reduction in their body mass index (BMI) from an initial mean±SD of 42.6±8.5 to 32.2±9 after 15 months. Only 11 complications were encountered. The mean...
Acarbose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor which reversibly inhibits oligosac charidase and disaccharidase at the brush border of the small intestine. The aim of this study was to observe its effectiveness in the treatment of obesity. Methods: Two groups o 25 obese women were put on a 15 kcal/kg/day low-calorie diet for 12 weeks. One group (the study group) received 150 mg/day acarbose for the first...
Males are increasingly subjected to pressures to conform to aesthetic body stereotypes. There is, however, comparatively little published research on the aetiology o male body shape concerns. Two experiments are presented, which investigate the relation ship between gender specific body shape concerns and colour-naming performance. Each study comprised a between subject design, in which each subject...
The treatment of 162 pathologically obese patients by means of laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) is described: 112 patients were followed up for 15 months. All patients had a positive outcome, as documented by the progressive reduction in their body mass index (BMI) from an initial mean±SD of 42.6±8.5 to 32.2±9 after 15 months. Only 11 complications were encountered. The mean...
Males are increasingly subjected to pressures to conform to aesthetic body stereotypes. There is, however, comparatively little published research on the aetiology o male body shape concerns. Two experiments are presented, which investigate the relation ship between gender specific body shape concerns and colour-naming performance. Each study comprised a between subject design, in which each subject...
Recent studies have shown that the relationship between poor self-esteem and disturbed eating patterns may be more fully understood when the self-esteem concept is divided into an affective domain (‘self-liking’) and a cognitive domain (‘self-competence’). In the present study 38 overweight women between the ages of 21 and 68 participated in an 8-week weight reduction program whereby the Self-Liking...
Objective: We investigated the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) among patients with eating disorders (ED). Method: 66 female inpatients who met the DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN) participated in the study The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM III-R diagnoses (SCID), the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), the revised 90-item Symptom-Checklist (SCL-90-R),...
A 20-year-old Japanese female anorectic patient developed primary hypothy roidism associated with generalized edema because of excessive daily intake (40 to 50 g) o confectionery made with tangle weed, Kombu, which she substituted to food during bulimic periods; TSH 60.35 mcU/ml, free T3 1.19 pg/ml, and free T4 0.48 ng/dl, and her weigh increased by 12 kg to 45 kg over 4 months. After withdrawal of...
Objective: We investigated the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) among patients with eating disorders (ED). Method: 66 female inpatients who met the DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN) participated in the study The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM III-R diagnoses (SCID), the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), the revised 90-item Symptom-Checklist (SCL-90-R),...
This study investigated the association of dietary restraint and disinhibition with self-reported and actual eating behavior, body mass, and hunger. A sample of 124 women were categorized into one of four groups based upon high and low scores on measures of Dietary Restraint and Disinhibition using the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire. Half of the participants in each group consumed a high sugar/high...
Group therapy is generally recognized as an important form of psychotherapy for anorexia nervosa patients, but there are few controlled studies of its effectiveness. The aim of the current study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of anorexia nervosa in outpatients. Twenty-six outpatients with anorexia nervosa, were assessed for depression (BDI,...
A 20-year-old Japanese female anorectic patient developed primary hypothy roidism associated with generalized edema because of excessive daily intake (40 to 50 g) o confectionery made with tangle weed, Kombu, which she substituted to food during bulimic periods; TSH 60.35 mcU/ml, free T3 1.19 pg/ml, and free T4 0.48 ng/dl, and her weigh increased by 12 kg to 45 kg over 4 months. After withdrawal of...
Objective: To determine whether treatment goals based on body weight or body fat assessed by anthropometrics caused a larger reduction in the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) over 3 months during the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN). Methods Randomized trial comparing the use of body weight versus measures of body fat by anthro pometrics, with the EDE as the outcome measure. Of 23 patients enrolled,...
The aim of this study was to verify the link between psychopathological disorders and eating attitude in a clinical sample of 195 female obese subjects. A battery of psychologica tests, including the Italian versions of the MMPI 2, ASQ and EAT scales were administered to al the patients. We analyzed the link between psychopathological traits and eating attitudes by using both Multiple Regression analysis...
Research in the past has demonstrated an association between low self-esteem and eating disorders. Recent research on self-esteem has shown, however, that self-esteem is composed of two distinct factors — self-liking and self-competence. The present study examined the relation between these two self-esteem factors and both eating disorders and eating disturbed cognitions. A total of 51 female participants...
GH/IGF-I axis activity changes have been reported both in anorexia nervosa (AN) and in obesity (OB). AN is characterized by GH hypersecretion and very low IGF-I levels as a result of undernutrition and acquired peripheral GH resistance. On the other hand OB is a GH hyposecretory state but IGF-I levels are generally preserved. The activity of GH/IGF-I axis in AN and OB has never been directly compared...
Earliest Recollections (ER) are very useful as they reveal information about a person’s main aims and lifestyle, according to the Individual Psychology assumption of the inner coherence of the personality. This paper looks at the utility of analyzing ER in psychopathological research, diagnosis and therapy. Its purpose is to compare particular ER in a group of anorectic outpatients, a group of bulimic...
Many genes have been identified that may play a role in increasing individua susceptibility to obesity. Reduced dopamine function appears to play a role in dysfunctiona eating patterns and may predispose some individuals to obesity. The long version of the D4 dopamine receptor gene (D4DR) has been shown to alter receptor function and reduce intracellular response to dopamine. It also has been associated...
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