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Open AccessPrediction and evaluation of resting energy expenditure in a large group of obese outpatients
The aim of this study was to compare resting energy expenditure (REE) measured (MREE) by indirect calorimetry (IC) and REE predicted (PREE) from established predictive equations in a large sample of obese Cauc...
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Open AccessHematological complications in anorexia nervosa
Anemia, leukopenia and, although less frequently, thrombocytopenia are possible hematological complications of anorexia nervosa considered strictly secondary to chronic malnutrition. This is a retrospective st...
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Open AccessFour novel UCP3 gene variants associated with childhood obesity: effect on fatty acid oxidation and on prevention of triglyceride storage
The objective of the study was to look for uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) gene variants in early-onset severe childhood obesity and to determine their effect on long-chain fatty acid oxidation and triglyceride stora...
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The absence of polymorphisms in ADRB3, UCP1, PPARγ, and ADIPOQ genes protects morbid obese patients toward insulin resistance
Background and aims: The insulin resistance (IR) is a major metabolic impairment in severe obesity, a multifactorial disease in which the importance of the effect of single nucleotide polymorphis...
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Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in constitutionally lean females, ballet dancers and patients with anorexia nervosa
Several articles have described body composition in anorexia nervosa, whereas little is known about this issue in underweight ballet dancers and constitutionally lean females. The main aim of this study was to...
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UCP1 -3826 AG+GG genotypes, adiponectin, and leptin/adiponectin ratio in severe obesity
Background and aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic syndrome (MS) are well-recognized complications of obesity. This study was designed to evaluate the role of th...
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Bioelectrical impedance phase angle as a predictor of survival in patients with advanced cancer
Bioelectrical impedance phase angle is a potentially sensible indicator of alterations in body composition due to malnutrition, frequent in advanced cancer patients. Malnutrition is characterized by changes in...
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Metabolic syndrome and ADRB3 gene polymorphism in severely obese patients from South Italy
To evaluate the prevalence of β3-adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) Trp64Arg polymorphism and its relationship with the metabolic syndrome in severe obesity.
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Clinical outcome of long-term home parenteral nutrition in non-oncological patients: a report from two specialised centres
Forty-one (20 m, 21 f) non-oncological home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients (52.0±16.6 years, BMI 20.2±4.0 kg/m2), enrolled from 1995 to 2005, underwent a clinical and biochemical follow-up at 3 months, 1 and...
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Long-term mortality in anorexia nervosa: a report after an 8-year follow-up and a review of the most recent literature
To evaluate long-term mortality rate of anorexia nervosa (AN) patients in a southern Italy population compared to the most recent literature.
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Adult Home Parenteral Nutrition: a clinical evaluation after a 3-year experience in a Southern European centre
To evaluate the current use of Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) in a Southern European region.
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Satiety and hunger: Some considerations from feast and famine aboriginal (stone age men) experiences
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Eating disorder variables and self image in Italian girls attending a weight control clinic
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate eating disorder variables and self image in Italian female adolescents asking for a weight control treatment. Method: Eating Disorder Inventory-2 ...
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Integrated medical-psychiatric treatment of the “crisis phase” in severe protein-energy malnutrition secondary to major eating disorders
C.A., a 23-year old male was admitted in the clinical nutrition medical ward for severe, complicated protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) [body mass index (BMI) 11.08 kg/m2; body weight kg 35.8] due to major eating ...
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The prediction of basal metabolic rate in young adult, severely obese patients using single-frequency bioimpedance analysis
To evaluate whether bioimpedance analysis (BIA) is a useful tool for predicting basal metabolic rate (BMR), sex, age, height, weight, BMI, and single-frequency BIA variables (resistance index and phase angle) ...
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Outcome predictors in the short-term treatment of anorexia nervosa: An integrated medical-psychiatric approach
Objectives: Factors predicting clinical outcome in the short-term treatment of anorexia nervosa. Design: Longitudinal follow-up study. Setting: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, “...
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Disability pension for a middle-aged woman with anorexia nervosa
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The prediction of basal metabolic rate in female patients with anorexia nervosa
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in female patients with anorexia nervosa the accuracy of a specific predictive formula for basal metabolic rate (BMR) already proposed in the literature and to derive a new disease-specific...
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Gastrointestinal complications in a patient with eating disorders
Eating disorders are frequently observed in young people. They can induce major complications involving several organs, either directly or through protein energy malnutrition. Gastrointestinal problems are the...
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Hospital admission and mortality rates in anorexia nervosa: Experience from an integrated medical-psychiatric outpatient treatment
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated medical-psychiatric treatment of major eating disorders. Design: Historical cohort study. Setting: Outpatient Unit for Protein Energy Ma...
