Publications by authors named "Maria Concepcion Terroba"

Background: A high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in obese subjects has been reported. Bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term treatment of morbid obesity, but this treatment can result in secondary micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of our work was to describe the micronutrient status in obese women before surgery at a university hospital.

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Background: Zinc and copper are two essential trace elements. However, few studies have been conducted specifically to investigate these deficiencies in patients who underwent bariatric surgery. The aim of our work was to describe the influence of biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) on serum copper and zinc levels during 4 years.

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Background: Bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term treatment for morbid obesity, reducing obesity-associated comorbidities. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate Lys656Asn polymorphism of leptin receptor gene on outcomes 1 year after biliopancreatic diversion.

Methods: A sample of 41 morbidly obese patients (body mass index (BMI) > 40 kg/m(2)) were operated on.

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Objective: Bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term treatment for morbid obesity, reducing obesity-associated comorbidities. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the fatty acid-binding protein-2 Ala54Thr polymorphism outcomes 1 y after biliopancreatic diversion in morbidly obese patients.

Methods: A sample of 41 morbidly obese patients (body mass index >40 kg/m(2)) were operated upon from December 2004 to December 2006.

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Objective: Although immune dysfunction in patients with cancer could be multifactorial, the immune system may be modulated by nutritional substrates and genetic background. Our study evaluated the effect of G308A polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) gene on inflammatory markers in patients after surgery for head and neck cancer who received early enteral nutrition.

Methods: A population of 60 patients with oral and laryngeal cancer was enrolled.

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Background And Objective: To investigate the influence of a arginine and omega3 fatty acids enhanced supplement in nutritional variables in postsurgical ambulatory patients with head and neck tumors.

Patients And Method: A population of 18 ambulatory postsurgical patients with oral and laryngeal cancer was studied. At hospital discharge, postsurgical head and neck cancer patients were asked to consume two units per day of a specially designed omega3 fatty acid enhanced supplement for a twelve week period.

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Background And Objective: Nutritional intervention is a controversial area. The aim of the study was to compare the influence on nutritional status of nutritional supplementation with a standard polymeric formula as well as nutritional counselling versus isolated nutritional counselling in a group of HIV-infected patients.

Patients And Method: There were 70 patients, 66 of whom were fully evaluated for each study end point after application of prospectively determined evaluability criteria.

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Background: Prospective studies of Graves-Basedow disease in Spain are scarce. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical and biochemical evolution of a cohort of patients with Graves-Basedow disease.

Patients And Method: 202 patients with Graves-Basedow disease diagnosed between January 1997 and June 1999.

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