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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 1, 12-22, January 2008
© 2008 American Society for Nutrition

ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Meal-induced compositional changes in blood and saliva in persons with bulimia nervosa1,2,3

Anja W Dynesen, Allan Bardow, Arne Astrup, Birgit Petersson, Jens J Holst and Birgitte Nauntofte

1 From the Departments of Odontology (AWD, AB, and BN), Human Nutrition (AA), Public Health (BP), and Biomedicine (JJH), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Background: Binge eating episodes in persons with bulimia nervosa may to some extent be a result of disturbed sensations of hunger and satiety. It has been hypothesized that abnormal appetite sensations may be due to bulimia nervosa–related alterations in the release of hormones that are known to be involved in the physiologic regulation of appetite and metabolism.

Objective: The objective was to investigate whether circulating concentrations of the appetite-regulating peptides leptin and ghrelin and markers of metabolism (glucose and insulin) are different in persons with bulimia nervosa than in controls before and after intake of a meal and whether these changes may be reflected in saliva.

Design: Twenty women with bulimia nervosa and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls participated. After an overnight fast, the subjects ate a standardized carbohydrate-rich breakfast. Whole saliva and blood were collected, and visual analogue scales for hunger and satiety were completed once before and continuously for 5 h after the breakfast.

Results: A lower pre- and postprandial whole saliva flow rate was found in subjects with bulimia nervosa, which might have been attributable to a concomitant intake of potentially xerogenic medication. Subjects with bulimia nervosa experienced reduced hunger, which could not be explained by pre- or postprandial alterations in circulating ghrelin, leptin, insulin, or glucose concentrations.

Conclusions: There were no apparent differences in the composition of blood and saliva between bulimia nervosa and control subjects, and meal-induced compositional changes in blood were not directly mirrored in saliva composition.

Key Words: Bulimia nervosa • saliva • glucose • insulin • leptin • ghrelin • hunger • satiety






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