Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. There are still major gaps in our understanding both of overall effective weight management strategies and physical activity alone as a weight management strategy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an 18 week monthly group exercise education program on weight, physical activity, cardiovascular fitness, quality of life and attitudes to exercise in obese Irish females. Eighteen obese females were recruited ...

Surgery is the most effective way of treating morbid obesity. The laparoscopic gastric bypass (Roux en-Y) is the preferred bariatric surgical procedure performed at our hospital. This combines restriction of intake with a profound sensation of early satiety.Ideally, multi-disciplinary team involvement (including psychological assessment), over a period of at least six months, is a prerequisite for bariatric surgery referral. The more psychotherapeutic wo...

Roberto Di Lauro, School of Medicine of the University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy AbstractRoberto Di Lauro is Professor of Human Genetics at the School of Medicine of the University of Naples 'Federico II'. He is also responsible for the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' (Naples). He was visiting associate from 1974 to 1978 and visiting scientist from 1...

Recent evidence shows that are modifiable risk factors and preventable, the most responsible for the high morbidity and mortality secondary to multiple chronic conditions (MCC), and smoking is one of the most important representatives. However, we still lack studies of populations with MCC and its association with smoking status.Objectives: To identify clinical and psychosocial characteristics according to the status of smoking among users with MCC, at h...