Vitamin D and obesity: current evidence and controversies

I Karampela, A Sakelliou, N Vallianou… - Current obesity …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Evidence from observational studies suggests that obesity is
associated with low vitamin D. As both obesity and hypovitaminosis D present an alarmingly …

Sarcopenia: imaging assessment and clinical application

V Chianca, D Albano, C Messina, S Gitto, G Ruffo… - Abdominal …, 2022 - Springer
Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized skeletal muscle disorder characterized by
reduction of muscle mass and strength. It is associated with increased adverse outcomes …

Elevated gut microbiome abundance of Christensenellaceae, Porphyromonadaceae and Rikenellaceae is associated with reduced visceral adipose tissue and …

T Tavella, S Rampelli, G Guidarelli, A Bazzocchi… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aging is accompanied by physiological changes affecting body composition and
functionality, including accumulation of fat mass at the expense of muscle mass, with effects …

Cardiovascular disease diagnosis from DXA scan and retinal images using deep learning

HRH Al-Absi, MT Islam, MA Refaee, MEH Chowdhury… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. People affected
by CVDs may go undiagnosed until the occurrence of a serious heart failure event such as …

Imaging side effects and complications of chemotherapy and radiation therapy: a pictorial review from head to toe

D Albano, M Benenati, A Bruno, F Bruno, M Calandri… - Insights into …, 2021 - Springer
Newer biologic drugs and immunomodulatory agents, as well as more tolerated and
effective radiation therapy schemes, have reduced treatment toxicity in oncology patients …

Screening for Sarcopenia (Physical Frailty) in the COVID‐19 Era

AM Ali, H Kunugi - International journal of endocrinology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although the numbers of aged populations have risen considerably in the last few decades,
the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has revealed an extensive vulnerability …

Home-based resistance training for older subjects during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy: preliminary results of a six-months RCT

JA Vitale, M Bonato, S Borghi, C Messina… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a six-month home-based
resistance-training program on muscle health and physical performance in healthy older …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence and abdominal adipose tissue analysis: a literature review

F Greco, CA Mallio - Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Body composition imaging relies on assessment of tissues composition and distribution.
Quantitative data provided by body composition imaging analysis have been linked to …

Imaging modalities for measuring body composition in patients with cancer: opportunities and challenges

UA Shah, TJ Ballinger, R Bhandari… - JNCI …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Body composition assessment (ie, the measurement of muscle and adiposity) impacts
several cancer-related outcomes including treatment-related toxicities, treatment responses …

Association of body-shape phenotypes with imaging measures of body composition in the UK Biobank cohort: relevance to colon cancer risk

S Christakoudi, KK Tsilidis, E Evangelou, E Riboli - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference are strongly correlated
and do not reflect body composition. A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Hip Index (HI) define …