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Amylophagia presenting as gestational diabetes
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
Archives of Family Medicine
|July 26, 2000
Summary
Amylophagia, the consumption of purified starch, can worsen gestational diabetes. Stopping this practice resolved hyperglycemia in two cases, suggesting it
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Nutritional Science
- Behavioral Medicine
Background:
- Pica is a compulsive eating disorder involving non-food substances.
- Amylophagia, a form of pica involving starch, is prevalent in certain populations, including pregnant women.
- The impact of amylophagia on gestational diabetes is not well understood.