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Identification of eating disorders, especially atypical or with mild restrictions of food intake is a frequent challenge for clinicians working with adolescents. The knowledge of risk and promoting factors and a basic comprehension of metabolic and endocrine mechanisms involved in adaptation to energy deficiency is helpful for the diagnostic evaluation. The recommended management of ED is multidisciplinary integrating physical and psychological support.

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Abbreviations

ADH:

Anti diuretic hormone

ALMI:

Appendicular Lean Mass Index

AMH:

Anti-Mullerian hormone

AN:

Anorexia nervosa

ARFID:

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

ARP:

Agouti-related protein

BCMI:

Body Cell Mass Index

BIA:

Body impedance assessment

BMC:

Bone mineral content

BMD:

(areal) Bone mineral density

BMI:

Body Mass Index

BN:

Bulimia nervosa

CCK:

Cholecystokinin

DSM:

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

DXA:

Dual X-ray absorptiometry

ED:

Eating disorders

FFM:

Fat free mass

FSH:

Follicle-stimulating hormone

FT3 :

Free 3-jodo-thyronin

Gh:

Growth hormone

GI:

Gastrointestinal

GLP-1:

Glucagon-like peptide 1

GnRH:

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

IGF-1:

Insulin-like growth factor

IGFBP:

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein

LH:

Luteotropic hormone

NPY:

Neuro peptide Y

PP:

Pancreatic polypeptide

REE:

Resting energy expenditure

SGOT:

Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

SHBG:

Sex hormone binding protein

SRIs:

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors

TBW:

Total body water

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Bruni, V., Dei, M. (2018). Eating Disorders in Adolescence. In: Fulghesu, A. (eds) Good Practice in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57162-1_8

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