Reply to the letter by Onfiani G. "VLCD versus VLCKD for obese male patients with hypogonadism. Considerations about the recent systematic review and consensus statement published by Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE)"

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¹ Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, San Raffaele Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy. massimiliano.caprio@sanraffaele.it.
² Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, 00166, Rome, Italy. massimiliano.caprio@sanraffaele.it.
³ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy.

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Massimiliano Caprio et al. Eat Weight Disord. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct;27(7):2953-2954.

doi: 10.1007/s40519-022-01423-5. Epub 2022 May 21.

¹ Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, San Raffaele Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy. massimiliano.caprio@sanraffaele.it.
² Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, 00166, Rome, Italy. massimiliano.caprio@sanraffaele.it.
³ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy.

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