Dear A.S.: Refeeding syndrome is a serious concern when someone who is dangerously thin begins eating again. I have seen this only in people with anorexia nervosa, and all the patients I have seen ...

If you’ve been trying to lose weight and have been in a long-term calorie deficit, you will eventually reach a plateau. You will stop losing weight, despite continuing to eat fewer calories, and ...

Japanese researchers trying to get a handle on a phenomenon known as refeeding syndrome discovered that starving soldiers who survived the siege of Tottori Castle in 1581 died en masse after ...

(HealthDay)—Refeeding patients with anorexia nervosa to achieve more rapid weight gain can be safe and effective in a hospital-based protocol, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in the ...

The opportunity to study the effects of refeeding after prolonged fasting is rare. We recorded anthropometric, biochemical, and endocrine changes during the refeeding period after a much-publicized 44 ...

Treatment settings and offers for people with AN and extreme underweight (BMI <13 kg/m 2) are scarce. The described detailed treatment protocol in a PICU setting is potentially lifesaving for these ...

Few sights are more tragic than malnourished or starved horses. Outright neglect does occur, but not all underweight horses are victims of abuse. Horses might be recovering from serious conditions ...