Relationships between body composition, lipid metabolism, and platelet fatty acid profiles in women with anorexia nervosa: a cross-sectional study
Inga Fomčenko, Brigita Baks, Jurgita Urbonienė, Inga Bikulčienė, Dovilė Karčiauskaitė, Marija Tamulaitienė, Virginijus Šapoka · 2026
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Fomčenko and team compared body makeup and blood fats in women with anorexia nervosa against healthy women, hunting for links between starvation and fat chemistry. Their 2026 study scanned 24 patients and 45 controls with X-ray body composition imaging and analyzed the fatty acids in platelet membranes, which reflect longer-term fat intake and metabolism. Inflammation and oxidative stress markers were measured alongside.
Patients carried far less fat and lean tissue, and about 92 percent showed an outright fat deficit on scanning. Surprisingly, their total cholesterol and triglyceride levels ran higher than controls, while one inflammation marker ran lower. Platelets held fewer saturated fats and more omega-6 fats, and omega-6 levels tracked a marker of oxidative damage in patients. Fomčenko says the pattern shows anorexia rewires fat handling in ways simple weight loss does not explain.
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| CREATOR | Inga Fomčenko, Brigita Baks, Jurgita Urbonienė, Inga Bikulčienė, Dovilė Karčiauskaitė, Marija Tamulaitienė, Virginijus Šapoka |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |