Higher calorie diets increase weight gain, shorten hospital stays for teens with anorexia

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Higher calorie diets produce twice the rate of weight gain compared to the lower calorie diets that currently are recommended for adolescents hospitalized with anorexia nervosa.
SOURCE: Eating Disorder Research News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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