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The cause of leptin resistance and how to reverse it
Researchers at Rockefeller University have discovered a neural mechanism involved in leptin resistance and, crucially, a way to reverse...
Semaglutide before bariatric surgery does not improve weight loss or safety, suggesting a ‘surgery-first strategy’ could lead to better outcomes
Total weight loss did not increase for patients who took semaglutide before having BMS, suggesting that a surgery-first strategy could...
Journal Watch 5/3/2025
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
3.8 billion adults and 746 million children and adolescents predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050
Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and adolescents...
The brain acts as a critical control centre into the origins of type 2 diabetes and obesity
A study by the University Hospital of Tübingen, the German Center for Diabetes Research (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung, DZD),...
Study demonstrates the relationship between antidepressants and weight gain
A study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute IMIM), Barcelona, Spain, has demonstrated the link between antidepressants and...
The Obesity Society commends FDA's resolution of obesity drug shortages and calls for enforcement against unauthorised compounding
The Obesity Society (TOS) has acknowledged the FDA’s recent announcement declaring the end of shortages for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and...
GLP-1 receptor agonists target fat over muscle for weight loss
A research team from the School of Public Health, in the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), who assessed...
Journal Watch 26/2/2025
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Ten-year SM-BOSS outcomes: RYGB betters LSG for %EBMIL, GERD and revisions
In this randomized clinical trial, RYGB led to significantly higher %EBMIL in the PP population compared to SG beyond 10 years’...
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