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Di Biase G, Mattioli PL, Contaldo F, Mancini M. A very-low-calorie formula diet (Cambridge diet) for the treatment of diabetic-obese patients. Int J Obes (Lond) 1981; 5:319-24. [PMID: 7275470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Contaldo F, Di Biase G, Fischetti A, Mancini M. Evaluation of the safety of very-low-calorie diets in the treatment of severely obese patients in a metabolic ward. Int J Obes (Lond) 1981; 5:221-6. [PMID: 7275458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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UNLABELLED Nitrogen balance has been measured in 25 (18 f, 7m) obese non-diabetic patients submitted for four weeks to different versions of very-low-calorie diets (VLCD). Patients were divided into four groups and treated as follows: Gp 1 (6f, 4m) by 80 kcal (0.34 MJ) VLCD (17 g protein [= 2.6 g N], tr CHO and fat); Gp 2 (4f, 1m) by 180 kcal (0.76 MJ) VLCD (40 g protein [= 6.4 g N], 2 fat, tr CHO); Gp 3 (4f, 1m) by 80/180 kcal (0.34/0.76 MJ) VLCD (80 kcal during the 1st and 2nd week and 180 kcal during the 3rd and 4th week with the same nutrients as Gps and 1 and 2, respectively). Gps 1-3 received VLCD which essentially contained only protein. Gp 4 (4f, 1m) was treated by a 'mixed' VLCD containing protein and CHO (80 kcal, as in Gp 1 during the 1st and 2nd week; and 180 kcal, 17 g protein + 25.5 g CHO during the 3rd and 4th week of treatment). Weight loss was similar in Gps 1, 3 and 4 (-11 kg) and lower (-8 kg) in Gp 3. Mean daily nitrogen loss was lower in Gp 2 and 3 (-3.2 and -2.9 g N/day respectively). From the 3rd week of treatment nitrogen loss was reduced in Gps 1 and 2 and virtually absent in Gp 3. In Gp 4 nitrogen loss was persistently high (4.3-5.8 g N/day) during the whole period of observation. IN CONCLUSION at a very low energy intake of below 200 kcal (0.84 MJ)/day dietary substitution of protein with carbohydrates does not ameliorate the nitrogen balance.
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Mancini M, Di Biase G, Contaldo F, Fischetti A, Grasso L, Mattioli PL. Medical complications of severe obesity: importance of treatment by very-low-calorie diets: intermediate and long-term effects. Int J Obes (Lond) 1981; 5:341-52. [PMID: 7275473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Contaldo F, Strazzullo P, Postiglione A, Riccardi G, Patti L, di Biase G, Mancini M. Plasma high density lipoprotein in severe obesity after stable weight loss. Atherosclerosis 1980; 37:163-7. [PMID: 7426092 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(80)90001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Changes in plasma lipoprotein pattern, with particular attention to high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration, were evaluated in 7 (5 female, 2 male) obese patients before and 15 +/- 1 months after they had lost weight (mean 20.7 +/- 3.1 kg), when the patients' food intake had been ad libitum for at least 6 months, and they had been maintaining their weight loss. Plasma low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and very low density lipoprotein triglyceride (VLDL-TG) concentrations were lower than baseline values: on the other hand, plasma HDL-C concentration, which was below normal values before weight reduction, was found to be significantly increased (P < 0.05). These data indicate that, among the favourable changes in plasma lipoprotein pattern, an increase in HDL-C may be achieved after remarkable and stable weight loss in severe obesity.
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Rivellese A, Riccardi G, Giacco A, Pacioni D, Genovese S, Mattioli PL, Mancini M. Effect of dietary fibre on glucose control and serum lipoproteins in diabetic patients. Lancet 1980; 2:447-50. [PMID: 6106098 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)91886-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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To evaluate the effects of a fibre-rich diet on blood glucose and serum lipoproteins, eight diabetic patients, four on insulin and four on oral hypoglycaemic drugs, were put on three different diets, a different one for each consecutive 10-day period: diet A (carbohydrate 53%, fibre 16 g), diet B (carbohydrate 53%, fibre 54 g), and diet C (carbohydrate 42%, fibre 20 g). All diets had identical polyunsaturated/saturated fat ratios. Both 2 h post-prandial glucose and mean daily glucose levels were significantly lower after diet B than after either of the two other diets, as were total and LDL cholesterol levels. Total and VLDL triglyceride levels after diet B were significantly lower than those after diet A but almost identical to those after diet C. HDL cholesterol concentration was not affected by dietary fibre but was significantly increased by the low-carbohydrate diet. A high-fibre, normal-carbohydrate diet (the fibre coming exclusively from foodstuffs with a naturally high content of fibre) improves blood glucose control and decreases the concentration of atherogenic lipoproteins in diabetic patients. This effect is independent of the amount of available carbohydrates in the diet.
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Cucinotta D, Mancini M, Ceccato S, Castino E. [Controlled clinical study of SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) administered orally in degenerative osteoarticular pathology]. GIORNALE DI CLINICA MEDICA 1980; 61:553-66. [PMID: 7004982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mancini M. Adult abuse laws. Am J Nurs 1980; 80:739-40. [PMID: 6899724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mancini M, Rivellese A, Rubba P, Riccardi G. Plasma lipoproteins in maturity onset diabetes. NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 1980; 24 Suppl 1:65-73. [PMID: 7454139 DOI: 10.1159/000176372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Plasma lipoprotein abnormalities in maturity onset diabetes (MOD) reflect both enhanced production and impaired removal of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. Hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia lead to overproduction of very-low density lipoproteins by the liver. Fat tolerance is reduced in MOD patients: this might be due to low lipoprotein lipase activity (LLA) and/or to low incorporation of LLA-released fatty acids into adipose tissue glyceride. This finding of abnormal low-density lipoprotein composition, with relative enrichment in triglyceride, suggests remnant particle accumulation.
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Contaldo F, Di Biase G, Scalfi L, Presta E, Mancini M. Protein-sparing modified fast in the treatment of severe obesity: weight loss and nitrogen balance data. Int J Obes (Lond) 1980; 4:189-96. [PMID: 7419336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Nitrogen balance has been measured in 25 (16 f, 9m) patients with severe obesity submitted for four weeks to total fasting (TF) or different versions of protein-sparing modified fast (PSMF). The hospitalized patients, divided into four age-matched groups, were treated as follows:Group 1, were submitted to TF; Group 2 were treated by 80 kcal-PSMF (17 g protein=2.6 g N, traces of fat and carbohydrate); Group 3 were submitted to 180 kcal-PSMF (40 g protein = 6.4 g N, 2 g fat, traces carbohydrate) and Group IV, to 80/180 kcal-PSMF (80 kcal during the 1st and 2nd week and 180 kcal during the 3rd and 4th week of treatment). Weight loss was similar (-11 kg) in Gps 1, 2 and 4; lower (-8 kg) in Gp 3. Mean daily Nitrogen loss was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in Gps 3 and 4 than in Gps 1 and 2. Nitrogen loss was significantly reduced from the 3rd week onward in Gps 1 (P < 0.005), 2 (P < 0.05) and 4 (P < 0.002). During 180 kcal-PSMF nitrogen loss was significantly lower (P < 0.005) only when this dietary regimen was preceded by 80 kcal-PSMF for two weeks (Gp 4). These observations suggest a new approach to the treatment of severe obesity by PSMF and show that is is possible to further reduce the early catabolic phase which commonly arises during this type of therapy.
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Contaldo F, Rocco P, Mancini M. Left arm thermography in early and maturity onset obesity. Int J Obes (Lond) 1980; 4:43-8. [PMID: 7390699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Left-arm thermography and adipose-tissue biopsy of triceps skinfold have been performed in seven patients with obesity of early onset (EO), seven with maturity-onset obesity (MO) and seven non-obese control subjects (C). Obese patients were within the same range for age, physical activity, excess body-fat content and skinfold thickness; mean fat-cell diameter was found to be significantly higher in the group MO than either EO (P less than 0.05) or C subjects (P less than 0.01). Colour thermograms, as evaluated by a well-standardized score system, showed that skin temperature was higher in MO than in EO or C cases (P less than 0.05). The combination of fat-cell hyperplasia and lower thermal losses from the skin, indicative of a lower rate of energy expenditure, may explain the higher frequency of therapeutically refractory cases in EO than MO patients.
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Mancini M. Rights of the handicapped. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING 1979; 79:2187-8. [PMID: 160203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mancini M. Medicare: health rights of the elderly. Am J Nurs 1979; 79:1810, 1812. [PMID: 384793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mancini M. The law and the occupational health nurse. Am J Nurs 1979; 79:1628, 1630. [PMID: 258575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mancini M. Consent to treatment: what does it entail? Am J Nurs 1979; 79:1139-40. [PMID: 375731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Carapezzi C, Palummeri E, Provvedini D, Mancini M, Passeri M. [Changes in fibrinolytic activity in patients with chronic bronchopneumopathies]. GIORNALE DI CLINICA MEDICA 1979; 60:445-53. [PMID: 467878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Balasubramaniam S, Mitropoulos KA, Myant NB, Mancini M, Postiglione A. Acyl-coenzyme A--cholesterol acyltransferase activity in human liver. Clin Sci (Lond) 1979; 56:373-5. [PMID: 477221 DOI: 10.1042/cs0560373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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1. In the presence of CoA and ATP, human liver microsomes catalyse the incorporation of [14C]oleate or [14C]cholesterol into cholesteryl oleate, thus demonstrating the presence of acyl-coenzyme A-cholesterol acyltransferase (cholesterol acyltransferase) in human liver. 2. The enzyme has properties similar to those of rat liver enzyme and with both the concentration of endogenous cholesterol in the microsomal fraction is adequate to support a constant initial rate of esterification. However, unlike the rat liver enzyme, the human cholesterol acyltransferase does not efficiently utilize added cholesterol as substrate. 3. The activity of cholesterol acyltransferase in human liver was 25% of that measured in rat liver under similar conditions of assay.
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Mancini M. What you should know about malpractice insurance. Am J Nurs 1979; 79:729-30. [PMID: 255058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mancini M. Proving negligence in nursing practice. Am J Nurs 1979; 79:337-8. [PMID: 254540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Farinaro E, Panico S, Oriente P, Mancini M. The Olivetti survey: asymptomatic hyperglycemia and ECG abnormalities at baseline. JOURNAL OF CHRONIC DISEASES 1979; 32:773-7. [PMID: 315959 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(79)90056-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mancini M. Death with dignity: are living wills an answer? Am J Nurs 1978; 78:2133-4. [PMID: 251414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ricci G, Masi I, Menotti A, Urbinati G, Mancini M, Farinaro E, Oriente P, Postiglione L, Lenzi S, Descovich G, Ceredi C, Foresti S, Meliota P. Blood lipids in Italy. Regional differences. Atherosclerosis 1978; 31:125-36. [PMID: 728233 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(78)90159-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels have been evaluated in samples from fasting males aged 20--59 in Northern (Brisighella), Central (Rome) and Southern (Pozzuoli) Italy. Regularly performed quality controls between laboratories assured comparability of data. A statisitically significant difference of mean serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels was observed for most age-groups in the 3 different areas, lower values being found in the southern population as compared to the central and northern ones. These results support previous findings and the thesis that large differences in blood lipid levels may still exist even within the same country and that they at least in part may be culturally determined in connection with different dietary habits.
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Grossi C, Scatizzi A, Saracino P, di Comite A, Basile C, Mancini M. [Case of acute intermediary renal insufficiency in the 1st years of infancy]. LA PEDIATRIA 1978; 86:507-14. [PMID: 754170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Mancini M. Documenting clinical records. Am J Nurs 1978; 78:1556, 1561. [PMID: 251065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gallo N, Luisi G, Mancini M, Tapino R. [A new specific micromethod of the spectrophotometric determination of fructose in the ejaculum]. MINERVA GINECOLOGICA 1978; 30:551-2. [PMID: 673257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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