Medicina clinica
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Population aging has emerged as a major demographic trend worldwide. The objective of the present research was to study the risk of malnutrition in elderly patients older than 75 years that lived without relatives younger than them, and also to understand the effect of sex and age on nutritional status, as well as the anthropometric resulting values. ⋯ Patients older than 81 years demonstrated a greater risk of malnutrition, suggesting the necessity of personalized nutrition strategies to improve their quality of life and reduce the prevalence of related-diseases.
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Letter Case Reports
[Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 1. Different onset forms].
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Weight loss can improve metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus but the results of conventional therapy in this respect have been discouraging. Besides achieving significant and sustained weight loss, bariatric surgery can improve or resolve type 2 diabetes mellitus in the majority of patients. ⋯ Currently, bariatric surgery offers a therapeutic alternative for type 2 diabetes patients with severe obesity and poor metabolic control under conventional therapy. Ongoing research will provide insights regarding the effect of intestinal hormones, new surgery techniques and the possible benefits of bariatric surgery in non-obese patients.