Publications by authors named "Valentina Antognozzi"
Obesity is a chronic disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality and reduced quality of life. Pharmacotherapy can be associated with life style changes in increasing and maintaining weight loss and ameliorating obesity-related complications and comorbidities. In patients affected by obesity and uncontrolled obesity-associated complications or high degrees of BMI (> 40 Kg/m), metabolic bariatric surgery can be a valid therapeutic option.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study investigates how the bioimpedance analysis-derived phase angle (PhA) varies with age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) in individuals with different weight statuses, particularly focusing on those with obesity.
- It includes 1,877 participants, comparing 983 individuals with obesity to 894 controls, and measures their body composition and PhA readings.
- Findings reveal that men have a higher PhA than women, which declines with age, but no significant changes in PhA are linked to increases in BMI, except for values dropping in individuals with BMI greater than 50 kg/m².*
Background: The positioning of an intragastric saline-filled balloon has been developed as temporary and reversible therapeutic option for treatment of morbid obesity. Recently, an air-filled balloon was also developed. The aim of this study is to prospectively compare these two devices in terms of weight loss parameters, safety, and tolerance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF