Reduction of serum advanced glycation end-products with a low calorie Mediterranean diet.

Unlabelled: Dietary intake of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) increases circulating and tissue levels of these substances, contributing to a state of increased oxidative stress and inflammation. A low dietary AGE intervention has been shown to reduce body AGE content. Mediterranean diets (MD) are theoretically considered low in AGEs, but the specific effects of a MD on AGEs serum levels has not been tested.

[Energy expenditure and body composition in severe and morbid obese women after gastric bypass].

Background: The effects of gastric bypass (GBP) on resting energy expenditure (REE) are not well known.

Aim: To evaluate the changes in REE and its relationship with body composition in severe and morbid obese women before and six and twelve months after GBP.

Patients And Methods: Twenty three women aged 37+/-10 years, with a body mass index of 44+/-4 kg/m(2), were evaluated before, six and twelve months after GBP.

[Evaluation of a pilot intervention program for overweight and obese adults at risk of type 2 diabetes].

Background: The Ministry of Health of Chile and selected obesity specialized centers implemented an interdisciplinary pilot program for overweight adults at risk of diabetes to decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF).

Aim: To assess the results of this program.

Patients And Methods: Beneficiaries of the public primary health system aged 18-45 years, with a body mass index (BMI) 25-38 kg/m(2) and fasting blood glucose 100-125 mg/dL or with any direct family member with T2D, were recruited.

[Agreement between measured and calculated by predictive formulas resting energy expenditure in severe and morbid obese women].

Objective: To compare measured resting energy expenditure (REE) with that predicted by formulas derived from populations with normal weight or obesity and from women with severe and morbid obesity.

Material And Methods: 66 women (aged 35.6 +/- 10.

Persistent anemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Objective: We report the case of a 42-y-old morbidly obese woman who presented persistent anemia as result of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Methods: The surgical procedure conducted in 1999 consisted of horizontal gastroplasty with truncular vagotomy, Roux-en-Y gastrojejunal anastomosis with an alimentary limb of 60 cm, and cholecystectomy. In 2000 a second surgery (subtotal gastrectomy, i.