About the Authors

Paolo Piaggi

paolo.piaggi@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Chita Lippi

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Paola Fierabracci

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Margherita Maffei

Affiliation Dulbecco Telethon Institute at Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Alba Calderone

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Mauro Mauri

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Marco Anselmino

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Giovanni Battista Cassano

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Paolo Vitti

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Aldo Pinchera

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Alberto Landi

Affiliation Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Ferruccio Santini

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PP CL MM GBC PV AP AL FS. Performed the experiments: PP CL AL FS. Analyzed the data: PP CL MM AL FS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PP CL AL FS. Wrote the paper: PP CL MM AL FS. Contributed to patient selection and recruitment: PF AC. Performed the bariatric surgery: MA.