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29/10/19 -
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Obesity and respiration
Adipose tissue accumulates in the walls of lungs, altering the normal structure of the airways causing inflammation in the lungs, according to researchers from University of Western Australia. They...
29/10/19 -
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Obesity and addiction
A large analysis of personality studies has found that people with obesity have similar behavioural traits to people with addictions to alcohol or drugs, but obesity also shared behavioural overlap...
28/10/19 -
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AAP guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics (APP) has called for greater access for adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery in a new policy statement, ‘Pediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Evidence,...
28/10/19 -
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Adolescent bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery is safe for teens with morbid obesity and is beneficial for young patients who would otherwise face potential lifelong risks of death associated with obesity, according to an...
28/10/19 -
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Bariatric market
Independent bariatric equipment supplier, Benmor Medical, is attending the Medica Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, in search of distributors to help the UK manufacturer expand its export operations...
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22/01/20 -
Research
Sunlight and metabolic health
Exposure to light regulates how two kinds of fat cells work together to produce the raw materials that all other cells use for energy and disruptions to this fundamental process appear to have a...
22/01/20 -
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Adolescent mental health
A long-term study of adolescent mental health following bariatric surgery suggests that although the surgery can improve many aspects of health, alleviation of mental health problems should not be...
22/01/20 -
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Abdominal obesity and myocardial infarction
Patients who have suffered a myocardial infarction and who carry excess abdominal fat are at increased risk of another heart attack, according to a study led by researchers from the Karolinska...
