Endokrynol Pol
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Diet, exercise, and pharmacological therapy have been shown to be unsatisfactory treatments for severe obesity in the long term. Bariatric surgery is the most effective means to achieve weight loss in morbidly obese subjects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the action of a number of adipocytokines, as well as the metabolic syndrome parameters of obese patients, before and after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG). ⋯ The significant decrease of body weight after vertical banded gastroplasty, as well as improvement of the main metabolic syndrome parameters and some adipocytokine blood levels, indicate the use of bariatric surgery as a valuable method of treating morbidly obese patients.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the number of women who take multivitamin formulations containing iodine. ⋯ The promotion of iodine supplementation to pregnant women should be augmented at each level of contact with medical staff. Medical staff should be reminded about such promotion at each level of medical care and training (general practitioner, obstetrics/gynaecology specialist, endocrinologist, postgraduate training).