Journal article
Hypothalamic Function as Related to Body Weight and Body Fat in Anorexia Nervosa
Abstract
Percentage body fat is predictive of the onset of menstruation at puberty. In anorexia nervosa a relationship between luteinizing hormone (LH) levels and percentage weight loss has been reported. In the current study the relationship of percentage body fat and of percentage weight loss to LH and LH reactivity was examined in anorexia nervosa. Fifteen women with anorexia nervosa were studied. The resting levels of LH were measured, and in seven …
Authors
Jeuniewic N; Brown GM; Garfinkel PE; Moldofsky H
Journal
Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 187–198
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 1978
DOI
10.1097/00006842-197805000-00001
ISSN
2998-8748