Anorexia Nervosa in a Woman Totally Blind Since Birth

1988 ◽  
Vol 153 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Touyz ◽  
B. T. O'Sullivan ◽  
R. Gertler ◽  
P. J. V. Beumont
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Visual Experience ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Excessive Exercise ◽  
Laxative Abuse ◽  
Integral Component

A 19-year-old woman, blind since birth, lost 26 kg over a 7-month period. This was achieved by restriction of food intake, excessive exercise, laxative abuse, and self-induced vomiting. Although the visual experience is often believed to be an integral component of body-shape perception and the overvaluation of thinness in contemporary society, it does not preclude the development of anorexia nervosa.

Body Shape Perception and its Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa

1984 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Touyz ◽  
P. J. V. Beumont ◽  
J. K. Collins ◽  
M. McCabe ◽  
J. Jupp
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Video Monitor ◽  
Normal Body ◽  
Female Patients

SummaryThe perception of body shape was studied in 15 female patients with anorexia nervosa and 15 age matched controls. A lens was used which could be manipulated to cause a horizontal distortion of an image projected onto a video monitor. The patients showed a greater tendency to over- and under-estimate their present body shape than did the controls. Further, the patients' desired body shape was significantly thinner than that of controls, as was their estimation of what constitutes a normal body shape. These findings are discussed in relation to the literature and it is suggested that they may have important implications for treatment.

The relationship of body shape perception, eating disorders, nutritional knowledge and food intake with nutritional status adolescent girls in Ayodya Pala

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-84
Author(s):  
Digahayu Ismayanti
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Youth groups who work as dancers are prone to malnutrition. The leaner body shape is considered to make it easier to move so that teens tend to limit food intake in order to achieve ideal body shape. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of perceptions of body shape, eating disorders, nutritional knowledge, and food intake with nutritional status in adolescent girls in Ayodya Pala. This research was conducted in May 2019 at the Ayodya Pala. The research was a cross-sectional study. This study used a total sampling technique, which means that the total population was the subject of research. The result showed that 58% of subjects had poor nutritional status, 50,8% of subjects had negative perceptions of body shape, 57,1% of subjects had eating disorders, 55,6% of subjects had less knowledge of nutrition. More than 50% of subjects were lack of energy and macronutrient intake. In conclusion, there was a significant relationship (p=0,000) between body shape perception, eating disorders, nutritional knowledge, and food intake with nutritional status. Keywords: Body Shape Perception, Food Intake, Eating Disorders, Nutritional Knowledge, Nutritional Status

scholarly journals Impact of Physiologic Estrogen Replacement on Anxiety Symptoms, Body Shape Perception, and Eating Attitudes in Adolescent Girls With Anorexia Nervosa

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (08) ◽  
pp. e765-e771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhusmita Misra ◽  
Debra K. Katzman ◽  
Nara Mendes Estella ◽  
Kamryn T. Eddy ◽  
Thomas Weigel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Estrogen Replacement

Body shape perception in bulimia and anorexia nervosa

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Touyz ◽  
Peter J. V. Beumont ◽  
John K. Collins ◽  
Isabelle Cowie
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Shape Perception

Anorexia Nervosa and Depression in a Woman Blind since the Age of Nine Months

1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 469-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford W. Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Older Women ◽  
The Body ◽  
Atypical Presentation ◽  
History Of

A woman aged 58 who has been blind since the age of nine months presented with major depression and a 40 year history of an eating disorder characterized by a restriction of food intake and body disparagement. The case is additional evidence that a specifically visual body image is not essential for the development of anorexia nervosa and supports the view that the concept of body image is unnecessary and unproductive in eating disorders. Greater emphasis should be placed on attitudes and feelings toward the body, and the possibility of an eating disorder should be considered in cases of older women with an atypical presentation.

scholarly journals Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder and autistic traits in children with anorexia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Inoue ◽  
Ryoko Otani ◽  
Toshiyuki Iguchi ◽  
Ryuta Ishii ◽  
Soh Uchida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum Quotient ◽  
Multicenter Cohort Study ◽  
Feeding And Eating Disorders

Abstract Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and feeding and eating disorders (FEDs) such as anorexia nervosa (AN) are strongly linked as evidenced by frequent comorbidity and overlapping traits. However, eating and social behaviors are shaped by culture, so it is critical to examine these associations in different populations. Moreover, FEDs are heterogeneous, and there has been no examination of autistic traits in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Methods Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of ASD and autistic traits among Japanese children with AN (n = 92) or ARFID (n = 32) from a prospective multicenter cohort study using the Autism Spectrum Quotient Children’s version (AQC) and Children’s Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT26). Results ASD prevalence was high in both AN and ARFID (16.3 and 12.5%, respectively). The AN group exhibited significantly higher scores on all AQC subscales than an age-matched healthy control (HC) group, but there were no significant correlations between AQC scores and ChEAT26 scores. In the AFRID group, AQC scores did not differ from HCs, but significant correlations were found between total AQC and ChEAT26 scores and between several AQC and ChEAT26 subscales. Conclusions Both the AN and ARFID groups had high prevalence rates of ASD. The AN group showed a significantly higher degree of autistic traits than the HC group; however, no difference was found between the ARFID and HC groups. Clinicians need to be aware of these rates when working with children with ED.

Tryptophan Levels, Excessive Exercise, and Nutritional Status in Anorexia Nervosa

2000 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Favaro ◽  
Lorenza Caregaro ◽  
Alberto B. Burlina ◽  
Paolo Santonastaso
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Excessive Exercise
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