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After admission for weight restoration, restrictor anorectics (n = 17) gained significantly less weight than bulimic anorectics (n = 17) in a 30‐day period. However, these groups had similar caloric intake. Severity of illness was found to be a predictor of rate of weight gain for restrictor anorectics, but not for bulimic anorectics. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

These results indicate that women with bulimia nervosa have an exaggerated or pathological response to transient alterations in serotonin activity.