Fatal outcome from extreme acute gastric dilation after an eating binge
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A case of a 22-year-old woman with acute gastric dilation after an eating binge, who died of complications of acute reperfusion syndrome, is described. Acute gastric dilation is very uncommon and is of various etiologies, two of these being bulimia and anorexia and such severe complications involving gastric infraction and compression of the aorta are rare.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2006
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Prevalence of eating disorders among Blacks in the National Survey of American Life
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Data obtained from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) is used to study the characteristics of the eating disorders prevalent among Caribbean African-American people. The findings reveal that eating disorders in the African-American population varies with gender, age cohort and the type of disorder.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2007
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Satiety and test meal intake among women with binge eating disorder
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The level of hunger and fullness as reported by patients with binge eating disorder was examined.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2007
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