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OBESITY |
endocrine disease: |
hypothyroidism hypogonadism, eg. Prader-Willi syndromehypopituitarism Cushing's syndrome polycystic disease of ovaries (Stein-Leventhal syndrome) |
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drugs: |
steroids oral contraceptive pill insulin phenothiazines atypical neuroleptics, eg. olanzapine tricyclic antidepressants |
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cerebral lesions increasing appetite: |
post-encephalitis cerebral sarcoidosis hypothalamic lesions |
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psychiatric disease: |
bulimia (some cases) binge-eating disorder night-eating syndrome |
| other: |
leptin deficiency (or receptor defects) over-eating and/or decreased exercise (commonest cause) |
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