A patient denies hunger despite ingesting fewer than 400 calories daily. The patient's problem might be associated with dysfunction of which structure?

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Research has shown that the hypothalamus is involved with eating and satiety, so dysfunction might be a factor in anorexia nervosa. Research has not implicated any of the other brain structures listed in anorexia nervosa.

A Patient Denies Hunger Despite Ingesting Fewer Than 400 Calories