'Whole health' approach promotes weight loss and wellness initiative
A team from the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (CHPR) has adopted a "whole health" approach to promoting weight loss among...
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Obesity increases difficulty in diagnosing and treating heart disease
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have outlined how obesity affects the common tests used to diagnose heart disease and impacts...
Bariatric surgery substantially reduced depressive symptom scores
Patients undergoing bariatric surgery substantially reduced their depressive symptom scores with comparable decreases occurring from six...
Male bariatric patients are older and present with more obesity associated medical problems
Male patients undergoing bariatric surgery present later in the process of obesity, are older, exhibit more obesity associated medical...
Journal Watch 01/03/2023
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
RYGB the procedure of choice in the presence of GERD
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the procedure of choice for patients presenting for bariatric surgery in the presence of...
New study finds increased risk from excess weight
Excess weight increased the risk of death from 22% to 91% - significantly more than previously believed - while the mortality risk of...
Childhood obesity associated with increased risk newly proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes
Childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of four of the five recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes, according...
Outpatient surgery with telemonitoring comparable to standard care
Outpatient bariatric surgery supported with telemonitoring is clinically comparable to standard overnight bariatrics in terms of...
Price of anti-obesity medications limits access for those most in need
Recent results from clinical trials and studies assessing anti-obesity medications, in addition regulatory approvals, has resulted in...
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