Cognitive improvement following weight gain in patients with anorexia nervosa: A systematic review.

Simone Daugaard Hemmingsen Rikke Wesselhoeft Mia Beck Lichtenstein Jan Magnus Sjögren René Klinkby Støving

Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2020)

The literature on cognitive change in patients with AN following weight gain is sparse. Preliminary conclusions can be made only for children and adolescents, where weight gain appeared to be associated with improved processing speed.

Keyphrases

weight gain
anorexia nervosa
body mass index
birth weight
systematic review
weight loss
physical activity