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    Mycobiota composition and changes across pregnancy in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

    The gut mycobiota has never been studied either during pregnancy or in patients with gestational diabetes (GDM). This study aimed to analyze the fecal mycobiota of GDM patients during the second (T2) and third...

    Ilario Ferrocino, Valentina Ponzo, Marianna Pellegrini, Ilaria Goitre in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    Development and validation of a scoring system for pre-surgical and early post-surgical prediction of bariatric surgery unsuccess at 2 years

    Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective treatment for morbid obesity. However, a simple and easy-to-use tool for the prediction of BS unsuccess is still lacking. Baseline and follow-up data from 300 consecutive...

    Fabio Bioletto, Marianna Pellegrini, Chiara D’Eusebio in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    The Use of Self-Help Strategies in Obesity Treatment. A Narrative Review Focused on Hypnosis and Mindfulness

    The aim of this narrative review was to summarize the evidence evaluating the possibilities and limitations of self-hypnosis and mindfulness strategies in the treatment of obesity.

    Marianna Pellegrini, Sara Carletto, Elena Scumaci in Current Obesity Reports (2021)

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    Predictors of attrition from a weight loss program. A study of adult patients with obesity in a community setting

    Obesity unit attrition is frequent and contributes to treatment failure. Many studies evaluating attrition predictors were part of randomized trials, and different terminology and criteria were used in the eng...

    Valentina Ponzo, Elena Scumaci in Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on A… (2021)

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    Obesità post-neurochirurgia ipotalamica

    Le malattie ipotalamiche e il loro trattamento chirurgico possono determinare un rapido incremento ponderale nei primi sei mesi, seguito da stabilizzazione del peso in un’elevata percentuale (40–80%) di pazien...

    Simona Bo, Valentina Ponzo, Marianna Pellegrini, Silvia Grottoli in L'Endocrinologo (2021)

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    The Refeeding Syndrome: a neglected but potentially serious condition for inpatients. A narrative review

    The Refeeding Syndrome (RFS) is a potentially serious, but still overlooked condition, occurring in individuals who are rapidly fed after a period of severe undernourishment. RFS derives from an abnormal elect...

    Valentina Ponzo, Marianna Pellegrini, Iolanda Cioffi in Internal and Emergency Medicine (2021)

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    Acute assessment of subjective appetite and implicated hormones after a hypnosis-induced hallucinated meal: a randomized cross-over pilot trial

    The use of hypnosis can generate hallucinatory phenomena, which ranged from vivid/auditory imagery to fully developed “hallucinations” in selected people. The aim of this pilot trial was investigating the acut...

    Iolanda Cioffi, Roberto Gambino in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorde… (2020)

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    Is HDL cholesterol protective in patients with type 2 diabetes? A retrospective population-based cohort study

    The protective role of high HDL cholesterol levels against cardiovascular diseases has been recently questioned. Limited data are available on this specific topic in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D...

    Giovanni Fanni, Rosalba Rosato, Luigi Gentile in Journal of Translational Medicine (2020)

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    Correction to: Effects of time-restricted feeding on body weight and metabolism. A systematic review and meta-analysis

    The article “Effects of time-restricted feeding on body weight and metabolism. A systematic review and meta-analysis” written by Pellegrini Marianna, Cioffi Iolanda, Evangelista Andrea, Ponzo Valentina, Goitre...

    Marianna Pellegrini, Iolanda Cioffi in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorde… (2020)

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    Effects of time-restricted feeding on body weight and metabolism. A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Restriction in meal timing has emerged as a promising dietary approach for the management of obesity and dysmetabolic diseases. The present systematic review and meta-analysis summarized the most recent eviden...

    Marianna Pellegrini, Iolanda Cioffi in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorde… (2020)