Vitamin D3 as possible diagnostic marker of Eating Disorders

Abstract

Eating Disorders (EDs) refer to a group of psychiatric conditions in which disorderly food intake results in impaired psychological functioning or physical health. Nowadays, these disorders represent an increasing problem in modern society. There are no universally validated clinical parameters to confirm, disprove or simply help to identify EDs except for diagnostic criteria on psychiatric basis. The aim of this study was the assessment of Vitamin D3 level in patients with EDs to understand if it might be a valid clinical biochemistry parameter useful as prognostic marker.

Keywords

• eating disorders
• anorexia nervosa
• bulimia nervosa
• other specified feeding or eating disorder
• vitamin d3
• glycemia
• cholesterolemia