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Extreme fasting among Daoist priestesses of the Tang Dynasty: an old Chinese variant of anorexia nervosa? KU Leuven
Austere and prolonged fasting among Shangqing Daoist priestesses (Daogu) of the Tang Dynasty (618–907) occurred as part of a lifestyle practice to achieve a mystical state of afterlife existence, body immortality and residence in the Shangqing heavenly kingdom. These fasting practices were conducted exclusively for religious reasons and cannot be reconceptualized as a form of an eating disorder without radically altering their original purpose ...
Brain type 1 cannabinoid receptor availability in patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa KU Leuven
The endocannabinoid system is a possible target in the treatment of eating disorders. We used positron emission tomography to investigate the type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) in bulimic and anorectic patients.