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The amount of fat stored in the liver is higher in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), whatever their BMI, according to research,...

Adults with obesity but who otherwise appear healthy without common metabolic abnormalities such as high blood pressure, abnormal blood...

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) currently affects around 40% of the adult population globally to some extent, GERD has been also...

Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, have visualised the 3D molecular structures of the hormones with which a...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) results in a greater reduction in markers for hepatocellular injury and similar weight loss in patients...

Everyday exposure to obesity-promoting chemicals (obesogens) represents a significant risk to public health, and needs stronger...

Stanford Medicine scientists have linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder. The...

The results from a ten-year study of children and adolescents who underwent a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) to treat severe...

Variables associated with lifestyle, habits, age, sex and socioeconomic status are the strongest predictors for BMI levels, according to...