Centro universitario di ricerca interdipartimentale sull'attività motoria (c.u.r.i.a.mo)
Università degli Studi di Perugia

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Published: 3 March 2021

Last Updated: 3 March 2021

The physical activity is recommended to prevent and to treat several diseases such as obesity, type 2 Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, arterial hypertension, dysplidemia, osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, reduced functional capacity in elderly population. On the basis of the agreement between the University of Perugia, the Public Health Department of Umbria Region and the Local Hospital Authority, the Healthy Lifestyle Institute promotes a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention among the population aimed at improving physical and mental health through a structured program of physical activity planned according to the individual diseases. Our actions are towards a healthier lifestyle and the results will be highly dependent on your cooperation.

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Written by Roberto Pippi

Published: 12 July 2016

Last Updated: 3 March 2021

 Welcome to the page of C.U.R.I.A.Mo. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE INSTITUTE of University of Perugia

Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, Osteoporosis, and  Healthy Ageing

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Written by Roberto Pippi

Published: 1 March 2021

Last Updated: 4 April 2024

Cavallo M, De Fano M, Barana L, Dozzani I, Bianchini E, Pellegrino M, Cisternino L, Migliarelli S, Giulietti C, Pippi R, Fanelli CG. Nutritional Management of Athletes with Type 1 Diabetes: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2024 Mar 21;16(6):907. doi: 10.3390/nu16060907. 

Pippi R, Mortati A, Fruttini D, Pasqualini L, Gatti A, Vandoni M, Mascherini G, Musumeci G, Fanelli CG. Physical activity, sedentary time and motivation to change: an Italian survey. Phys Act Rev 2024; 12(1): 161-175. doi: 10.16926/par.2024.12.15

Pippi R, Vandoni M, Fanelli CG. Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey and Evaluation for Public Health. Nutrients. 2023 Sep 25;15(19):4139. doi: 10.3390/nu15194139. 

Serafini S, Di Credico A, Gaggi G, Pippi R, Mascherini G, Izzicupo P. The anthropometric profile and body composition of youth soccer goalkeepers after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the maturity offset. Sport Sci Health 19, 1015–1022 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-023-01082-8.

Cavallo M, Morgana G, Dozzani I, Gatti A, Vandoni M, Pippi R, Pucci G, Vaudo G, Fanelli CG. Unraveling Barriers to a Healthy Lifestyle: Understanding Barriers to Diet and Physical Activity in Patients with Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases. Nutrients. 2023;15(15):3473. Published 2023 Aug 5. doi:10.3390/nu15153473.

Bullo V, Gobbo S, Cugusi L, Blasio AD, Bortoletto A, Pippi R, Cruz-Diaz D, Gasperetti A, Vettor R, Ermolao A, Bergamin M. The Influence of Weight Loss in Postural Control in Women Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2022, 7, 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7040117.

Pippi R, Vandoni M, Tortorella M, Bini V, Fanelli C.G. Supervised Exercise in Water: Is It a Viable Alternative in Overweight/Obese People with or without Type 2 Diabetes? A Pilot Study. Nutrients 2022, 14, 4963. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14234963.

Pippi R, Moretti L, Carnevali C, Tingoli L, Settequattrini A, Fatone C, Perrone C, Reginato E, De Feo P, Fanelli CG. (2022). Strength gains in different age groups of overweight/obese adults: A pilot uncontrolled study, Cogent Social Sciences, 8:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2022.2106645.

Pippi R, Mascherini G, Izzicupo P, Bini V, Fanelli CG. Effects of a Mixed Exercise Program on Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents: A Pilot, Uncontrolled Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(15):9258. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159258.

Pippi R, Prete D, Ranucci C, Ministrini S, Pasqualini L, Fanelli C. Physical activity level and mediterranean diet adherence evaluation in older people - observational, uncontrolled, pilot study. Physical Activity Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2022.

Ranucci C, Ministrini S, Pippi R, Boni M, Monni A, Della Bina G, Capitini N, Caporicci S, Fanelli C, Lupattelli G. Adherence to nutritional follow-up after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a single centre experience in the Umbria Region (Italy). Chirurgia 2022 October;35(5):266-9.DOI: 10.23736/S0394-9508.22.05371-2.

Pippi R, Cugusi L, Bergamin M, Bini V, Fanelli CG, Bullo V, Gobbo S, Di Blasio A. Impact of BMI, Physical Activity, and Sitting Time Levels on Health-Related Outcomes in a Group of Overweight and Obese Adults with and without Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2022; 7(1):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7010012.

Vandoni M, Codella R, Pippi R, Carnevale Pellino V, Lovecchio N, Marin L, Silvestri D, Gatti A, Magenes VC, Regalbuto C, Fabiano V, Zuccotti G, Calcaterra V. Combatting Sedentary Behaviors by Delivering Remote Physical Exercise in Children and Adolescents with Obesity in the COVID-19 Era: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2021; 13(12):4459. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13124459

Di Blasio A, Morano T, Lancia F, Viscioni G, Di Iorio A, Grossi S, Cianchetti E, Pippi R, Gobbo S, Bergamin M, D’eugenio A, Masini L, Rinaldi M, Grassadonia A, Vamvakis A, Napolitano G. (2021) Effects of activity tracker-based counselling and live-web exercise on breast cancer survivors’ sleep and waking time during Italy’s COVID-19 lockdown, Home Health Care Services Quarterly, doi: 10.1080/01621424.2021.1984362

Pippi R, Fanelli C.(2021), Is physical activity a necessary element during Italian coronavirus disease emergency? Yes or no debate. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, Vol. 17, No. 4, In Press, https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2022.174.09.

Pippi R, Bini, V., Reginato, E., Aiello, C., Fanelli, C. (2021). Are three months multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention enough to get benefits on blood pressure in overweight/obese adults? Physical Activity Review, vol. 9, p. 40-53, ISSN: 2300-5076, doi: 10.16926/par.2021.09.06

Buratta L, Pazzagli C, Delvecchio E, Cenci G, Germani A and Mazzeschi C (2021) Personality Features in Obesity. Front. Psychol. 11:530425. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.530425.

Buratta L, Delvecchio E, Germani A, Mazzeschi C. (2020). Parental feeding practices across child’s weight status: Evidence of the Italian validation of the Child Feeding Questionnaire. Public Health Nutrition, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S136898002000381X.

Pippi R, Buratta L. An Innovative Multidisciplinary Intervention to Prevent and Treat Child Obesity: The Epode Umbria Region OBesity Intervention Study (EUROBIS). International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, Vol. 10, no. 2, Sept. 2020, pp. 6-13, doi:https://doi.org/10.25081/imrj.2020.v10.6474.

Pippi R, Buratta L, Germani A, Fanelli C, Fanelli C, Mazzeschi C.  Physical activity habits and well-being among 6-year-old children: The “improving umbrian kids’ healthy lifestyle”, an uncontrolled pilot study project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, 17(17), pp.1-17, 6067.

Maugeri G, Castrogiovanni P, Battaglia G, Pippi R, D'Agata V, Palma A, Di Rosa M, Musumeci G. The impact of physical activity on psychological health during Covid-19 pandemic in Italy. Heliyon, 2020, 6(6), e04315.

Pippi R, Di Blasio A, Aiello C, Fanelli C,Bullo V, Gobbo S, Cugusi L, Bergamin M. Effects of a supervised nordic walking program on obese adults with and without type 2 diabetes: The C.U.R.I.A.Mo. Centre experience. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2020, 5(3), 62.

Reginato E, Pippi R, Aiello C, Sbroma Tomaro E, Ranucci C, Buratta L, Bini V, Marchesini G, De Feo P, Fanelli C. Effect of Short Term Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on Hepatic Steatosis Indexes in Adults with Obesity and/or Type 2 Diabetes. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 851.

Pasqualini L, Ministrini S, Lombardini R, Bagaglia F, Paltriccia R, Pippi R, Collebrusco L, Reginato E, Sbroma Tomaro E, Marini E, D'Abbondanza M, Scarponi AM, De Feo P, Pirro M. Effects of a 3-month weight-bearing and resistance exercise training on circulating osteogenic cells and bone formation markers in postmenopausal women with low bone mass. Osteoporos Int. 2019 Apr;30(4):797-806. doi: 10.1007/s00198-019-04908-9. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

Pippi R, Buratta L, Perna F, Aiello C, Ranucci C, Mazzeschi C, Fanelli C. Evaluation of maximum oxygen consumption in obese adolescents before and after a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention. Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, 2020, 179(3), pp.154-161.

Marini E, Mariani P, Ministrini S, Pippi R, Aiello C, Reginato E, Siepi D, Innocente S, Lombardini R, Paltriccia R, Kararoudi M, Lupattelli G, De Feo P, Pasqualini L (2018). Combined aerobic and resistance training improves microcirculation in metabolic syndrome. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2018 Nov 8. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.09077-1.

Russo A, Bartolini D, Mensà E, Torquato P, Albertini MC, Olivieri F, Testa R, Rossi S, Piroddi M, Cruciani G, De Feo P, Galli F. Physical Activity Modulates the Overexpression of the Inflammatory miR-146a-5p in Obese Patients. IUBMB Life. 2018 Sep 13. doi: 10.1002/iub.1926. UBMB Life. 2018 Oct;70(10):1012-1022. doi: 10.1002/iub.1926. Epub 2018 Sep 13.

Pippi R, Buratta L, Ranucci C, Cavallina C, Aiello C, Reginato E, De Feo P,Biscarini A, Fanelli C and Mazzeschi C (2018). An intensive lifestyle intervention in children with adhd. Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, 2019, 178(9), pp.699-705.

Ranucci C, Finali M, Chiodini M, Reginato E, Pippi R, Aiello C, Tirimagni A, Piana N, Buratta L, Solinas A, De Feo P, Fanelli C (2018). “Get in motion the third...age”: a pilot project for active and healthy ageing. Sistema Salute. La rivista italiana di educazione sanitaria e promozione della salute, vol. 62, n.2, aprile-giugno 2018.

Sbroma Tomaro E. , Pippi R., Reginato E. , Aiello C. , Buratta L.,Mazzeschi C., Perrone C., Ranucci C., Tirimagni A., Russo A. , Fatone C. , Fanelli C. , De Feo P. Intensive lifestyle intervention is particularly advantageous in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases (2017)xx, 1e7.

Piana N, Ranucci C, Buratta L, Foglia E, Fabi M, Novelli F, Casucci S , Reginato E, Pippi R, Aiello C, Leonardi A, Romani G, De Feo P, Mazzeschi C. An innovative school-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyles Health education journal, accepted 09 may 2017, in press.

Ranucci C, Pippi R, Buratta L, Aiello C, Gianfredi V, Piana N, Reginato E, Tirimagni A, Chiodini E, Sbroma Tomaro E, Gili A, De Feo P, Fanelli C and Mazzeschi C. Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention to Treat Overweight/Obese Children and Adolescents BioMed Research International Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 8573725, 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8573725.

Russo A, Pirisinu I, Vacca C, Reginato E, Tomaro ES, Pippi R, Aiello C, Talesa VN, De Feo P, Romani R. An intensive lifestyle intervention reduces circulating oxidised low-density lipoprotein and increases human paraoxonase activity in obese subjects. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2018 Jan - Feb;12(Suppl 2):108-114. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Dec 10.

Russo A, Buratta L, Pippi R, Aiello C, Ranucci C, Reginato E, Santangelo V, DeFeo P, Mazzeschi C. Effect of Training Exercise on Urinary Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Cognitive Performances in Overweight and Obese Subjects: A Pilot Study.  Psychol Rep. 2017 Feb;120(1):70-87. doi: 10.1177/0033294116679122. Epub 2016 Nov 25.

Ranucci C, Reginato E, Piana N, Pippi R, Aiello C, Carloni J, Buratta L, Fabbri L, De Feo P. Cooking classes per migliorare le abitudini alimentari della famiglia:primi passi per un invecchiamento di successo HEALTH POLICY IN NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 3rd year • October 2016 • Vol. 3 • N° 3

Buratta L,Reginato E,Ranucci C,Pippi R,Aiello C,Tomaro ES, Pazzagli C, Tirimagni A, Russo A, De Feo P, Mazzeschi C. Stage of Change and Motivation to a Healthier Lifestyle before and after an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention. J Obes. 2016;2016:6421265. doi: 10.1155/2016/6421265. Epub 2016 Apr 28.

Romani G, Piana N, Pioppi E, De Feo P. L’esperienza italiana di “Beat the Street” per incrementare il cammino urbano HEALTH POLICY IN NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES  2ST year • October 2015 • Vol. 2 • N° 3

De Feo P, Pioppi E, Ranucci C, Piana N, Pippi R, Reginato E, Aiello C, Tirimagni A, Russo A, Chiodini E, Sabatini L, Romani G, Buratta L, Mazzeschi C. EUROBIS: La lotta all’obesità infantile in Umbria HEALTH POLICY IN NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES  2ST year • October 2015 • Vol. 2 • N° 3

Verrotti A, Penta L, Zenzeri L, Agostinelli S, De Feo P. Childhood obesity: prevention and strategies of intervention. A systematic review of school-based interventions in primary schools J Endocrinol Invest. 2014 Dec;37(12):1155-64. doi: 10.1007/s40618-014-0153-y. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

Centis E, Trento M, Dei Cas A, Pontiroli AE, De Feo P, Bruno A,  Sasdelli AS, Arturi F, Strollo F, Vigili de' Kreutzenberg S, Invitti C, Di Bonito P, Di Mauro M, Pugliese G, Molteni A, Mrchesini G. Stage change and motivation to healthy diet and habitual physical activity in type 2 diabetes.Acta Diabetol, 2014, 51, 559-566.

Mazzeschi C, Pazzagli C, Laghezza L, Battistini D, Reginato E, Perrone C, Ranucci C,  Fatone C, Pippi R, Giaimo MD, Verrotti A, De Giorgi G, Feo P. Description of the EUROBIS Program: A Combination of an Epode Community-Based and a Clinical Care Intervention to Improve the Lifestyles of Children and Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity. BioMed Research International, Article ID 546262, Volume 2014.

Mazzeschi C, Piana N, Capezzali D, Mommi A, Aiello C, Gatti M, Romani G, Buratta L, Battistini D, Nasini G, Reginato E, Urbani L, Pazzagli C, Ferri C, Ambrosio G, De Feo P. The impact of strenuous group physical activity on mood states., personal views, body composition, and markers of myocardial damage in overweight/obese adults: the "Step-by-Step Italy's Coast to Coast" trek. BioMed Research International, Article ID 854129, Volume 2014.

Gullo S, Lo Coco G, Pazzagli C, Piana N, De Feo P, Mazzeschi C, Kivlighan DM. A time-lagged, actor-partner interdependence analysis of alliance to the group as a whole and group member outcome in overweight and obesity treatment groups. J Couns Psychol, 2014 Apr;61(2):306-13. doi: 10.1037/a0036084. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

De Feo P., Sbraccia P. Strategies for health enhancing physical activity (HEPA) promotion to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes in Italy. CoreBook – Multimedia & Editoria, January 2014

Turco AA, Guescini M, Valtucci V, Colosimo C, De Feo P, Mantuano M, Stocchi V, Riccardi G, Capaldo B. Dietary fat differentially modulate the mRNA expression levels of oxidative mitochondrial genes in skeletal muscle of healthy subjects. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Feb;24(2):198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.07.001. Epub 2013 Dec 22.

De Feo P., Sbraccia P. Strategie per promuovere l'attività motoria e l'esercizio fisico allo scopo di prevenire e curare obesità e diabete di tipo 2. CoreBook – Multimedia & Editoria, Dicembre 2013

De Feo P. Is high-intensity exercise better than moderate-intensity exercise for weight loss? Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2013 Nov;23(11):1037-42. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.06.002. Epub 2013 Oct 9.

De Feo P, Schwarz P. Is Physical Exercise a Core Therapeutical Element for Most Patients With Type 2 Diabetes? Diabetes Care, 2013

C. Mazzeschi, C. Pazzagli, L. Laghezza,G. De Giorgi, G.P. Reboldi, P. De Feo. Parental alliance and family functioning in pediatric obesity from both parents' perspectives. The Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2013; 34, 583-588.

Piana N, Battistini D, Urbani L, Romani G, Fatone C, Pazzagli C, Laghezza L, Mazzeschi C, De Feo P. Multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention in the obese: Its impact on patients' perception of the disease, food and physical exercise. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2013; 23:337-43.

Pazzagli C, Mazzeschi C, Laghezza L, Reboldi GP, De Feo P. Effects of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention for obesity on mental and physical components of quality of life: the mediatory role of depression. Psychol Rep. 2013;112:33-46.

Mazzeschi C, Pazzagli C, Buratta L, Reboldi GP, Battistini D, Piana N, Pippi R, Fatone C, De Feo P. Mutual interactions between depression/quality of life  and adherence to a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention in obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012;97: E2261-E2265.

De Feo P, Fatone C, Burani P, Piana N, Pazzagli C, Battistini D, Capezzali D, Pippi R, Chipi B, Mazzeschi C.An innovative model for changing the lifestyles of persons with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Endocrinol Invest 2011;34:e349-e354.