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Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders/Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome and Disordered Eating Behavior

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Joint hypermobility is a common trait in the general population but also a hallmark of the hereditary disorders of connective tissue such as Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. These altered collagen conditions have been associated with multisystemic complications such as gastrointestinal problems, temporomandibular dysfunction, fragility of oral mucosa, and test and smell abnormalities among others that can potentially affect eating behaviors, weight, and nutrition. In this chapter, we exposed existing evidence about the connection between hypermobility-related disorders and eating and weight issues as well as some clues to explain such association that deserve more research and clinical attention.

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  1. Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Institut de Psychologie, University of Paris, LPPS, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

    Carolina Baeza-Velasco

  2. Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France

    Carolina Baeza-Velasco, Maude Seneque & Sebastien Guillaume

  3. Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Paola Espinoza & Antonio Bulbena

  4. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

    Andrea Bulbena-Cabré

  5. IGT, University of Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France

    Maude Seneque & Sebastien Guillaume

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  2. Formerly Sapienza University of Rome, Founding Editor of Eating and Weight Disorders, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno, Italy

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Baeza-Velasco, C., Espinoza, P., Bulbena, A., Bulbena-Cabré, A., Seneque, M., Guillaume, S. (2022). Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders/Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome and Disordered Eating Behavior. In: Manzato, E., Cuzzolaro, M., Donini, L.M. (eds) Hidden and Lesser-known Disordered Eating Behaviors in Medical and Psychiatric Conditions . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81174-7_28

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