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28/Aug/2023
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RC0356
ABSTRACT Despite its rarity, symptomatic micronutrient deficiency remains a public health problem. Scurvy is the differential diagnosis for bleeding disorders and hematological and rheumatological diseases, especially in patients with eating disorders. However, it is unrelated to autism spectrum disorders or other neurodevelopmental disorders. A previously healthy 10-year-old boy living in São Paulo, Brazil, had a history of significant food selectivity unrelated to autism spectrum disorder, resulting in symptomatic ascorbic acid deficiency (scurvy). This resulted in pain and purpuric lesions on […]
Keywords: Adverse childhood experiences; Ascorbic acid; Child; Feeding and eating disorders; Food preferences; Scurvy
24/Aug/2022
24/Aug/2022
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022MD6705
ABSTRACT Food desires are defined as motivations that drive the search for and consumption of food. However, when domains of intensity and urgency are activated, these desires can become intense (i.e. food craving), being then characterized by episodes or cognitive events loaded with affectivity, in which food is associated with obtaining pleasure or relief, which is the only attentional focus. Specificity and urgency mark the differentiation between food desires and cravings. The process of elaboration with vivid images, the retention […]
Keywords: Binge-eating disorder; Craving; Feeding and eating disorders; Feeding behavior; Food preferences; Motivation