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salud publica mex 2005; 47 (4)
Eating disorders as risk factors for osteoporosis.
Rivera-Gallardo MT, Parra-Cabrera MS, Barriguete-Meléndez JA
Language: Spanish
References: 120
Page: 308-318
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ABSTRACT
Eating disorders (TCA per its abbreviation in Spanish) are
common in young women, with an estimated prevalence of
4-5%. One of the physical complications of eating disorders,
especially anorexia nervosa (AN) and eating disorder not
otherwise specified (TANE) is bone mass loss, which affects
both cortical and trabecular bone. The synergistic effect of
malnutrition and estrogen deficiency produces significant bone
mass loss, resulting from the uncoupling of bone turnover
characterized by a decrease in osteoblastic bone formation
and an increase in osteclastic bone resorption. The mechanisms
implied in the pathogenesis of bone loss are the hypoestrogenism,
hypercortisolism, serum leptin levels and
insulin-like growth factor decrease. Severity of bone loss in
anorexia nervosa varies depending on duration of illness, the
minimal weight ever and sedentarism or strenuous exercise.
Long term consequences occur, such as a fracture risk increase
in patients who have suffered anorexia nervosa, compared
with the general population. The first treatment line to
recover bone mass is nutritional rehabilitation together with
weight gain. Hormonal replacement therapy may be effective
if combined with an anabolic method. Osteopenia and osteoporosis
are terms adopted to define the deficiency of bone
mass in adults. Authors have used these terms to define densitometric
data in young subjects who have not reached their
peak bone mass. We suggest the term “hypo-osteogenesia”
to define the deficiency in the development of bone mass in
adolescents or children.
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