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Date of Graduation

5-2025

Description

BACKGROUND: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychological disorder in which a person refuses food to the point of starvation. People with AN tend to have lower muscle mass and strength as a side effect of malnutrition. Little study has been done on the metabolic effects of anorexia as they relate to the loss of muscle strength. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study it to observe the metabolic processes in the skeletal muscle of AN simulated rats and how these processes related to the skeletal muscle’s loss of strength.

Publication Date

2025

Document Type

Book

Degree Name

Exercise Science

Degree Level

Undergraduate

Department

Health, Human Performance and Recreation

Advisor/Mentor

Rosa-Caldwell, Megan

Committee Member

Murach, Kevin

Disciplines

Other Medicine and Health Sciences | Sports Sciences

Keywords

Research-Based

The Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Muscular Force Production

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