YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for June, 2002: Re: Weight Loss

Re: Weight Loss

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:12:59 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 16 Jun 2002, karen wrote: >
>A friend has the following symptoms:
>background information:
>age - 20
>height - 5 ' 7"
>weight on Jan 2002 - 127 lbs
>weight on June 2002 - 99 lbs
>Collegiate varsity athlete in soccer in fall 2001
>Popular, outgoing, attractive, goal oriented, good student
>Spent spring semester on study abroad in London
>Started losing weight while in London
>Returned home at end of May 2002
>
>All her meals are monitored and she is currently taking in about 2500
>calories a day. Her weight has stabilized at 99 lbs for the last 3
>weeks. She has good energy level and desires to bike, play tennis, jog,
>etc. but is restricted because of her weight. She continues all her
>other normal activities and is in relatively good spirits, but is very
>troubled by the weight loss. She has been MRI scanned for tummors and
>other abnormalities - none found.Her parents are very troubled, but
>beacuse her eating is being monitored and the test results have been
>negative they don't know what to do.
>
>What are the possible causes and what tests could be run to tell.
Karen

I suspect it has a lot to do with her activity level. As a scholarship athlete, she is burning up lots of those calories with her soccer practices, etc. Is she weight training? That may help bulk her up a little.

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