The Biology of Feast and Famine

Part 1 Control mechanisms in feeding: bulimia nervosa - a syndrome of feast and famine, B.T. Walsh et al; neurochemistry of anorexia and bulimia, B.G. Hoebel et al; cephalic phase response to food and effect on feeding behaviour, J. LeBlanc; peripheral signals for satiety in animals and humans, J. Gibbs and G.P. Smith; physiological determinants of food selection - association with protein and carbohydrate, G.H. Anderson et al; commentary - integration of signals responsible for eating patterns, J.E. Blundell and D.V. Coscina. Part 2 Physiological determinants of neuronal metabolism: neurotransmitter abnormalities in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, W.H. Kaye; neuroendocrine abnormalities in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, M. Altemus and P.W. Gold; the use of carbohydrate-rich snacks to modify mood state - a factor in the production of obesity, R.J. Wurtman and J.J. Wurtman; seasonal patterns of nutrient intake in relation to mood, K. Krauchi and A. Wirz-Justice; genetics and adaptation to overfeeding and negative energy balance, C. Bouchard; commentary - a model of physiological determinants of neuronal metabolism, G.M. Brown and A.S. Kaplan. Part 3 Food deficits, nutritional status and appetite signals: disturbance in energy metabolism among anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa patients, M.H. Fernstrom et al; inter-organ metabolic coordination during fasting and underfeeding - an adaptation for mobilizing fat while sparing protein in man, G. Wu and E.B. Marliss; famine and refeeding - adaptations in energy metabolism, A.M. Prentice et al; neurochemical effects of dieting - relevance to changes in eating and affective disorder, P.J. Cowen et al; brain imaging and eating disorders, J.O. Hagman; commentary - food deficits, nutritional status and appetite signals - chairpersons' commentary, R. Casper and G. Beaton. Part 4 Treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa: the research on the treatment of bulimia nervosa - practical and theoretical implications, C.G. Fairburn et al; new drugs - new directions, S.H. Kennedy et al; nutritional implications for the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, P.B. Pencharz et al; applications of current research findings to treatment - what we need for the future, P.E. Garfinkel et al; commentary - eating disorder - the transitory state of science and treatment, D.S. Goldbloom and K. Jeejeebhoy.