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Weight Loss Underlying Cause
Causes of weight loss include:
AIDS
Alcohol abuse
Anorexia nervosa
Anxiety disorders
Brain tumor
Bulimia nervosa
Cancer
:
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Lung cancer
Lymphoma
Colorectal cancer
Cirrhosis
Dehydration
Diabetes
Drug abuse
Drug side effects
Excessive
exercise
Hepatitis
Hyperthyroidism
Infections:
Pneumonia
Gastroenteritis
Fungal infections
Parasitic infections
Tapeworm
Intestinal obstruction
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Malnutrition
Surgery:
Bariatric surgery
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Related Topics:
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia
Bulimia
Cancer
Failure to thrive
Malabsorption
Obesity
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Last Updated: Sep 2, 2008
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Weight Loss References:
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Delano MJ, Moldawer LL. The origins of cachexia in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. Nutr Clin Pract. 2006 Feb;21(1):68-81.
Giordano KF, Jatoi A. The cancer anorexia/weight loss syndrome: therapeutic challenges. Curr Oncol Rep. 2005 Jul;7(4):271-6.
Morley JE, Thomas DR, Wilson MM. Cachexia: pathophysiology and clinical relevance. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Apr;83(4):735-43.
Wilcock A. Anorexia: a taste of things to come? Palliat Med. 2006 Jan;20(1):43-5.
Wonderlich SA, Lilenfeld LR, Riso LP, Engel S, Mitchell JE. Personality and anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2005;37 Suppl:S68-71; discussion S87-9.
