Hypothermia in anorexia nervosa: An increase in nonshivering thermogenesis?

摘要: A variety of disturbances in thermoregulatory processes have been identified patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Malnutrition, loss thermal insulation, and hypoglycemia are generally accepted as the principal underlying mechanisms. Many these aberrations, however, may persist beyond period malnutrition after substantial gains body weight (in particular, hypothermia an absence shivering). It is proposed that during course illness a physiologic state similar to cold-adapted mammals occur AN patients. As consequence this aberrant we postulate increase functional nonshivering thermogenesis (NST) interferes normal shivering responses cold. An brown adipose tissue underlie development NST