Why all patients with obesity do not develop T2DMResearchers at Oregon State University (OSU) have invented a new analytical method that sheds light on an enduring mystery regarding type...
Preoperative BMI and weight may predict outcomes after bariatric surgeryA study of over 4,000 bariatric surgery patients in the UK has reported that those with the highest BMI and weight prior to surgery are...
SPLENDID: Bariatric surgery reduces the risk of developing cancer and death from cancerAdults with obesity who achieved weight loss after bariatric surgery are associated with a 32% lower risk of developing cancer and a 48%...
Professor Rachel Batterham awarded OBE in Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours listProfessor Rachel Batterham from UCLH, London, UK, a world leading expert on obesity whose work has revolutionised our understanding of...
Journal Watch 01/06/2022Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Clear gender disparity with fewer eligible men receiving bariatric treatmentsIt is well known that significant barriers exist between morbidly obese patients and bariatric surgical treatment, and, although these...
Fractyl Health reports latest Revita DMR outcomes for T2DMNew data from Fractyl Health’s Revita-1 and Revita-2 studies presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022 builds on this earlier evidence to...
LIGHT-UP outcomes: GS200 patients lose on average 11% of body weightResults from the LIGHT-UP clinical trial for adults with overweight or obesity who have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and were treated...
Obesity-related fertility can be improved by lowering blood glucose levels and weightTwo studies have reported that reproductive hormone levels in females with obesity may be partially restored by lowering blood glucose...
Journal Watch 26/05/2022Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...