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Silvia Bini

Researcher at University of Milan

Publications -  14
Citations -  151

Silvia Bini is an academic researcher from University of Milan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Peptide YY & Population. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications receiving 126 citations.

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Anticipatory and consummatory effects of (hedonic) chocolate intake are associated with increased circulating levels of the orexigenic peptide ghrelin and endocannabinoids in obese adults.

TL;DR: When motivation to eat is generated by exposure to, and consumption of, chocolate a peripheral activation of specific endogenous rewarding chemical signals is observed in obese subjects.
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The burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases in undocumented migrants: a 1-year survey of drugs dispensation by a non-governmental organization in Italy.

TL;DR: The authors' data show an important use of medicines for chronic diseases in a population of undocumented migrants, though with some limitations, this could be an indicator of a high prevalence of CNCD in this population, with significant differences among different ethnic groups.
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Poverty and immigration as a barrier to iodine intake and maternal adherence to iodine supplementation.

TL;DR: Both Italian and immigrating women with a low income or without access to the public health system have a poor adherence both to the salt iodization policy and to folic acid and iodine supplements in preconception and pregnancy.
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Hedonic eating in Prader–Willi syndrome is associated with blunted PYY secretion

TL;DR: When motivation to eat is promoted by highly palatable foods, a depressed post-prandial PYY secretion is observed in Prader-Willi syndrome patients, and findings seem to hypothesize a possible role of PYY agonists in the management of PWS patients.