3.3.1. Plasma and Serum

Carbohydrate profiles also differ in patients and controls. By using 1H NMR, Salehi et al. reported lower glucose levels in AN patients compared to controls, but it did not follow the same trend in the recovered patients [55]. In addition, the sum of hexoses determined by Föcker et al. was significantly decreased in acute patients compared to long-term treated patients and controls. In the short-term treated group, hexoses were diminished compared only to healthy controls [47]. In contrast, their previous study showed a higher concentration of hexose in acute and weight-restored patients than in healthy women. However, there were no differences between the patients, either in the acute phase or after treatment [48].
