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    • Carrasco, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Rojas, Pamela; Valencia, Alejandra; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Ruz, Manuel (Springer New York LLC, 2014)
      Background: A major long-term concern after gastric bypass (GBP) is the risk of osteoporosis; however, little is known about this complication in patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Objective: To evaluate changes ...
    • Carrasco, Fernando; Ruz, Manuel; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Rebolledo, Annabella; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel (2009)
      Background: Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) is increasingly used as a treatment option in morbid obesity. Little is known about the effects of this surgery on bone mineral density (BMD) and the underlying mechanisms. To ...
    • Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Watkins, Guillermo; Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio; Ruz, Manuel (2012)
      Objective: Ghrelin is a potent stimulator of appetite and synthesized in the stomach. Its role in weight loss after gastric bypass (GBP) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ...
    • Carrasco, Fernando; Cano, Marcelo; Camousseigt, Jean; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Inostroza, Jorge; Torres, Rubén (2013)
      BACKGROUND: In chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, malnutrition is common with loss of muscle mass and decreased bone mineral density (BMD), increasing the risk of morbidity. OBJECTIVE: To compare body composition, bone ...
    • Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Ruz, Manuel; Rebolledo, Anabella; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Mizón, Claudio; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Rojas, Jorge; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2008)
      Background: The effects of gastric bypass (GBP) on resting energy expenditure (REE) are not well known. Aim: To evaluate the changes in REE and its relationship with body composition in severe and morbid obese women before ...
    • Ingrid Schifferli,; Carrasco, Fernando; Inostroza, Jorge (2011)
      Background: Bioelectrical impedance (BIA) has a good correlation and agreement with reference techniques, such as dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), to assess body composition. Aim: To develop and assess the concordance ...
    • Ruz, Manuel; Carrasco, Fernando; Rojas, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valencia, Alejandra; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel; Westcott, Jamie L.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F. (2012)
      Background: The effect of bariatric surgery on iron absorption is only partially known. Objective: The objective was to study the effects of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) on heme- and ...
    • Sambra Vásquez, Verónica; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valencia, Alejandra; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Carrasco, Fernando; Ortiz, Manuel Ruz (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)
      © 2015 Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved.Introduction: the quality of fats could influence the metabolic control of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2). Objectives: to determine the relationship between ...
    • Ruz, Manuel; Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Rebolledo, Annabella; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel; Sian, Lei; Westcott, Jamie L.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F. (2009)
      Background: Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common in patients who undergo gastric bypass. The magnitude of change in iron absorption is not well known. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effects ...
    • Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valencia, Alejandra; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Vega, Claudia; Díaz, Emma; Riffo, Andrea; Adjemian Gallo, Daniela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Carrasco, Fernando; Ruz, Manuel (2011)
      The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes of dietary intake and quality of the diet in patients undergoing gastric bypass and sleeve surgery. In 36 women with severe and morbid obesity it was assessed their ...
    • Ruz, Manuel; Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel; Sian, Lei; Westcott, Jamie L.; Miller, Leland V.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F. (2011)
      Background: Micronutrient deficiencies are common in patients undergoing gastric bypass. The effect of this type of surgery on zinc absorption and zinc status is not well known. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the ...
    • Pérez, Alvaro; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Carrasco, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Ruz, Manuel (Humana Press Inc., 2018)
      © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Glucagon dysregulation is an essential component in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Studies in vitro and in animal models have shown that zinc ...