ReviewEating and weight disorders : EWD2021
Obesity treatment within the Italian national healthcare system tertiary care centers: what can we learn?
Review in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05163743 (COVID-19 Vaccination in Subjects With Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Subjects With Obesity: Impact of Metabolic Health and the Role of a Ketogenic Diet
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Analysis of morbid obese diabetic and non-diabetic patients: clinical and social characteristics, habits and workup to undergo bariatric surgery in Lombardy, Italy.Acta diabetologica · 2026Article
- The overweight and obesity landscape in italy: data from the Italy cohort of the multi-country IMPACT-O study.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2025Article
- Impact of a very low-calorie ketogenic diet on metabolic and microbiota outcomes in post-bariatric patients and bariatric-Naïve individuals: A comparative pilot study.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Article
- Global Burden of Kidney Cancer Attributable to High Body Mass Index in Adults Aged 60 and Older from 1990 to 2021 and Projections to 2040: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.Clinical epidemiology · 2025Article
- Female infertility in the era of obesity: The clash of two pandemics or inevitable consequence?Clinical endocrinology · 2023Review
- Predictors of weight loss in patients with obesity treated with a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Genome Editing and Obesity.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Advice of General Practitioner, of Surgeon, of Endocrinologist, and Self-determination: the Italian Road to Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
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- Central obesity, smoking habit, and hypertension are associated with lower antibody titres in response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2022Article
- Mediterranean diet, lifestyle and quality of life in Sardinian patients affected with Hidradenitis suppurativa.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- Liver disease in obesity and underweight: the two sides of the coin. A narrative review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Review
- The gastro-jejunal anastomosis site influences dumping syndrome and weight regain in patients with obesity undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Interplay Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lipid Profile: A Comparative Survey Between Day-Time Healthcare and Non-healthcare Female Workers.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Nickel Sensitivity Is Associated with GH-IGF1 Axis Impairment and Pituitary Abnormalities on MRI in Overweight and Obese Subjects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
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- Is obesity the missing link between COVID-19 severity and air pollution?Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionThe prevalence of obesity is soaring all over the world, and Italy is reaching the same pace. Similar to other countries, the Italian healthcare system counts on a three-tier model for obesity care, and each region has freedom in the implementation of guidelines. No national record is currently available to monitor the actual situation throughout the country. PURPOSE: To provide a report of the current status on the availability of specialized public obesity care services in Italy.
methodsRegional prevalence of obesity was extrapolated from publicly available data. Data on facilities for the management of obesity were retrieved from records provided by national scientific societies. Whenever possible, data was verified through online research and direct contact.
resultsWe report a north-south and east-west gradient regarding the presence of obesity focused facilities, with an inverse correlation with the regional prevalence of obesity (R = 0.25, p = 0.03). Medical-oriented centers appear homogeneous in the multidisciplinary approach, the presence of a bariatric surgery division, the availability of support materials and groups, with no major difference on follow-up frequency. Surgery-oriented centers have a more capillary territorial distribution than the medically oriented, but not enough data was retrieved to provide a thorough description of their characteristics.
conclusionObtaining a clear picture of the situation and providing consistent care across the country is a challenging task due to the decentralized organization of regions. We provide a first sketch, reporting that the model is applied unevenly, and we suggest feasible actions to improve the situation in our country and elsewhere. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, narrative review.
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