Do clinical and behavioural correlates of obese patients seeking bariatric surgery differ from those of individuals involved in conservative weight loss programme?

Background: Clinical practice has suggested that, in severely obese patients seeking bariatric surgery, clinical conditions, behavioural characteristics and psychological status might all differ from those of their counterparts starting conventional conservative therapy.

Methods: Two groups of obese patients with closely similar body mass values were considered. The first group included individuals voluntarily and spontaneously seeking biliopancreatic diversion and the second group comprised patients at the beginning of a weight loss programme.

Alexithymia and eating behaviour in severely obese patients.

Background: Alexithymia is the inability to express feelings with words and comprises a psychological construct frequently found in obese individuals. In eating disordered patients who show a tendency to lose control over food intake, personality traits with alexithymic characteristics have been demonstrated. The present cross-sectional study investigated the relationships between alexithymia and eating behaviour in severely obese patients.

Dietary habits and body weight at long-term following biliopancreatic diversion.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the role of simple carbohydrates and alcohol intake in determining weight of stabilization at long-term following malabsorptive bariatric surgery.

Material And Methods: Sixty patients at more than 2 years following biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) were submitted to an alimentary interview for evaluating the daily consumption of simple sugar, fruits, ice-cream, sweets, and caloric and alcoholic beverages. Eating behavior was assessed by Three Factors Eating Questionnaire.

Misleading results in studying pharmacodynamic interaction with oral anticoagulant.

We described an experimental condition, in which the i.p. administration of rats of irritants produces a misleading increase of the anticoagulant effect of warfarin.

Misleading results in studying pharmacodynamic interaction with oral anticoagulants.

An experimental conditions is described in which the i.p. administration to rats of irritants produces a misleading increase of the anticoagulant effect of warfarin.