Alterations in Vitamin a and Thyroid Hormone Metabolism in Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

Vitamin A and thyroid hormone metabolism was investigated in subjects with anorexia nervosa. Subjects referred to the Eating Disorders Clinic were selected for the study if they had experienced a weight loss of (GREATERTHEQ) 15% of original body weight and had a basal metabolic rate (BMR) of (LESSTHEQ) -15%. Twenty-seven subjects were divided according to eating behavior, i.e., dietary restriction or bulimia; and by level of serum carotene. This subdivision resulted in three groups: Group I, dietary restricters, normal serum carotene; Group II, dietary restricters, elevated serum carotene; and Group III, bulimic, elevated serum carotene. All bulimic subjects fulfilling the initial criteria were hypercarotenemic. Data were compared to normal, healthy volunteers.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Food Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Curran, Joanne Marie

• Health Sciences, Nutrition

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8302842

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77441