PNLIP and anorexia nervosa: Because pancreatic lipase is the main factor responsible for the digestion of fat, and gastric lipase hydrolyzes only 15% of lipids, the obtained results may suggest that the total amount of this enzyme secreted after the eating of a test meal by patients with anorexia nervosa is similar to that of the control group, while in patients with AN, the peak of its secretion is delayed [48].