Omega-3 essential fatty acid status is improved during nutritional rehabilitation of adolescent girls with eating disorders and weight loss

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 858-861

  Swenne, Ingemar ^a   Rosling, Agneta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Eating disorder; Essential fatty acids; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EATING DISORDERS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84863843408     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02684.x     Document Type: Article

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