[Bulimia and anorexia among the teenagers]

The disturbances related to the feeding behavior are increasing in Tunisia. To evaluate the impact of an adapted and personalized therapeutic program, including dietetic advises and practice of yoga in Tunisian teenagers suffering from bulimia or anorexia. Our study was carried out on 31 teenagers, old 16 to 19 years, 10 were anorexics [9 girls and 1 boy] and 21 were bulimics [14 girls and 7 boys]. After twelve weeks of program application a clear improvement of the physical and mental state of our subjects was recorded. Indeed, an average fall of 7.3% of the body weight of the compulsive eaters and an increase of 6.6% of that of the anorexics were obtained. On the mental level, the frequency of the subjects which make daily crises passed from 29% to 19%. More half of the subjects [54.8%] paid more not to vomit but occasionally [less than one once out of two crises]. These results show that an assumption of responsibility targeted of the teenagers suffering from food behavioral problems can help them to be left there

[Prevalence and causal factors of anemia in children in Tunisia]

Anemia continue to be prevalent among children under five years despite the improvement of socioeconomic and sanitary indicators. The purpose of the present cross-sectorial study is to assess the etiologic factors responsible for anemia. Knowledge of the relative importance of the different causes should form a basis for intervention strategies to prevent and control anemia. The survey covered 955 children under the age of five years, native of two regions with the highest prevalence of anemia, the Southwest and the District of Tunis. The results showed that 29% of children suffered from anemia. About 70% of them were iron deficient. The fractions of the deficiency in vitamin B 12 and in folates were insignificant Only 3% of children had chronic inflammation associated with [and possibly responsible for] their anemia A little fraction of anemia [=5%] was due to thalassemia or drepanocytosis. Picawasan important causal factor of iron deficiency anemia. The parasites identified in stool could not cause anemia