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Hiperfagia; Hambre excesiva; Hambre; Polifagia; Incremento del apetito
Significa tener un deseo excesivo por alimento.
Un aumento del apetito puede ser un síntoma de diferentes enfermedades. Por ejemplo, puede deberse a ciertos problemas mentales y trastornos de las glándulas endocrinas.
Un aumento del apetito puede aparecer y desaparecer (intermitente) o perdurar durante períodos de tiempo prolongados (persistente), dependiendo de la causa, y no siempre ocasiona aumento de peso.
Los términos "hiperfagia" y "polifagia" se refieren a alguien que se concentra nada más que en comer o que come en exceso antes de sentirse satisfecho.
Las causas del aumento del apetito abarcan:
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Saper CB. Autonomic disorders and their management. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 445.
Becker AE, Baker CW. Eating disorders. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2010:chap 8.
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