Weight Distribution???? Can ANYONE help?

Question by Giggles-for-life: Weight Distribution???? Can ANYONE help?
If a recovering anorexic were to gain about 5lbs, where would it go first? Muscle or fat or both? And if they were lifting weights about 3-4 times a week. Would there be any way to control where the weight mostly goes?


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Anorexics Show Abnormal Weight Distribution
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Though popular culture often insists on dismissing the gravity of anorexia nervosa, the condition can have far-reaching and long-lasting consequences for its sufferers, even for those who fully recover. According to a Columbia University study, women who recover from anorexia nervosa continue to be plagued by abnormal body fat distribution that can make weight maintenance increasingly difficult. Researchers found that recovering anorexics are more likely to distribute weight gain disproportionately across their frame, especially in the abdomen, when compared with non-anorexics who experience weight gain. Researchers expressed concern that uneven weight distribution may impact recovering anorexics psychologically as well as physically, perhaps spurring a recurrence of eating disorder symptoms. The study's authors therefore recommend therapy in conjunction with nutrition counseling for all recovering anorexics.

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Recovering Anorexics Regain Weight Around Their Middle
Posting Date: 12/07/1999

Anorexia nervosa is a common eating disorder in young women. Now, Japanese researchers say there?s an unusual affect that takes place when someone gets better and regains weight ? the additional body fat settles in the soft mass of the pelvis and trunk.

This study, reported in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, says when a women is 70 percent below normal weight, the standard body weight (SBW) of the pelvis and trunk is significantly reduced as well as that of the soft mass of the upper and lower extremities. When the weight is regained, however, the SBW of the upper and lower extremities doesn't significantly improve.

In other words, the regained weight goes mostly into the abdominal area. While we don?t know why this occurs, it could be because of altered body fat distribution. I?m speculating, but something like this could be caused by yo-yo dieting.

Now, I've told you before how body shape - whether one is an "apple," who gains weight around their abdomen, or a "pear" who gains weight in the hips - can influence one's risk of cardiovascular disease. Apple-shaped people are at greater risk of heart disease, so this finding could have implications for the future health of these young women.

Since most young women develop anorexia nervosa because of how they view their bodies, it?s also important for us to figure out how to help them to regain weight in a way that makes them feel good about themselves.

Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders, November 1999

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