Antonella Lezo
A5057162799- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Digestive system and related health
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Ospedale Regina Margherita
2014-2025
Presidio Ospedaliero
2020-2025
University of Turin
2009-2023
Ospedale Sant'Anna
2006-2019
Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
2015-2017
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Giovanni Battista
2004
Hypertension is the leading cause of death in developed countries and reduction salt intake recommended as a key preventive measure.To assess dietary sodium potassium intakes national sample Italian children adolescents to examine their relationships with BMI blood pressure (BP) framework MINISAL survey, program supported by Ministry Health.The study population included 1424 healthy subjects (766 boys, 658 girls) aged 6-18 years (mean age: 10.1±2.9) who were consecutively recruited...
Malnutrition constitutes one of the major public health challenges throughout developing world. Urban poverty and malnutrition have been on rise, with an increased rate morbidity. We herein explore relationship between infections nutritional status related association hygienic conditions as risk infection in children residing slums Nairobi.Case-control study based a secondary analysis quantitative data collected from cluster randomized trial carried out two Nairobi. The following information...
Intestinal failure (IF) is the reduction in functioning gut mass below minimal level necessary for adequate digestion and absorption of nutrients fluids weight maintenance adults or growth children. There a paucity epidemiologic data on pediatric IF. The purpose this study was to determine prevalence, incidence, regional distribution underlying diagnosis chronic IF (CIF) requiring home parenteral nutrition (HPN) Italy.Local investigators were selected 19 Italian centers either reference HPN...
Background: The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism database chronic intestinal failure (CIF) was analyzed to investigate factors associated with nutritional status the intravenous supplementation (IVS) dependency in children. Methods: Data collected: demographics, CIF mechanism, home parenteral nutrition program, z-scores of weight-for-age (WFA), length or height-for-age (LFA/HFA), body mass index-for-age (BMI-FA). IVS calculated as ratio daily total energy over estimated...
Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN) is a safe and efficacious technique that insures children’s reintegration into the family, society school. Epidemiological data on paediatric HAN in Italy are not available. Aim: to detect prevalence incidence of Parenteral (HPN) Enteral (HEN), either via tube or mouth, 2016. Materials methods: specific form was sent all registered SIGENP members investigators local centres, inviting them provide requested centre’s demographics, underlying diseases...
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk of malnutrition, but little is known about how IBD centres provide nutritional care.To assess care delivered across Italy.120 were invited to answer a web-based questionnaire.76 questionnaires (63.3%) completed. An IBD-dedicated nutritionist present in 27 (35.5%). Fifty-two (68.4%) have an multidisciplinary team, and 22 these include nutritionist. In the outpatient setting, malnutrition evaluated each visit 23 (30.3%), while status...
Abstract Variants in the ACTG2 gene, encoding a protein crucial for correct enteric muscle contraction, have been found patients affected with chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction, either congenital or late‐onset visceral myopathy, and megacystis‐microcolon‐intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome. Here we report about ten pediatric one adult patients, from nine families, carrying variants: four show novel still unpublished missense variants, including that is apparently transmitted according to...
Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis was introduced in the Piedmont region of Italy year 2000. Our aim with this study to estimate effect newborn on risk Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection at regional pediatric reference center.The time first P within historical cohort children diagnosed between January 1, 1997, and June 30, 2004, investigated, comparing survival functions adjusted hazard ratio before after introduction. The role pancreatic insufficiency also concurrently...
To investigate the incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection in patients enrolled database for home parenteral nutrition (HPN) chronic intestinal failure (CIF) European Society Clinical Nutrition Metabolism (ESPEN).Period observation: March 1st, 2020 2021.patients included since 2015 still receiving HPN on as well new during period observation. Data related to previous 12 months recorded 1st 2021: 1) occurrence beginning pandemic (yes, no, unknown); 2) (asymptomatic; mild,...