Is glycyrrhizin sensitivity increased in anorexia nervosa and should licorice be avoided? Case report and review of the literature

Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 855-858

  Støving, René K ^a   Lingqvist, Linnéa E ^a   Bonde, Rasmus K ^a   Andries, Alin ^a   Hansen, Marianne H ^b   Andersen, Marianne ^a   Hørder, Kirsten ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Glycyrrhizin; Hypokalemia; Licorice; Pseudoaldosteronism

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTISONE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; POTASSIUM; RENIN;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPOKALEMIA; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PSEUDOHYPERALDOSTERONISM;

ADOLESCENT; ALDOSTERONE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CORTISONE; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPOKALEMIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM; RENIN;

GLYCYRRHIZA;

EID: 79959198990     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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