How do anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa commonly affect the patient's metabolic rate?

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For patients who experience a loss of lean body tissue, a concurrent decrease in metabolic rate occurs.For patients with bulimia nervosa, this may be unpredictable; however, during times of dietary restraint between binge episodes, the patient with bulimia nervosa may experience a semistarvation state, which will result in a decrease in RMR.

How Do Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Commonly Affect the Patient's