Monitoring post-RYGB eating-related problems in adolescents
Adolescences who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) should be provided with management strategies to reduce their post-operative...
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MTD approach to weight management a viable option for adolescents with obesity
Increased access to an adolescent-centred healthy weight management program, including bariatric surgery, is paramount to achieving the...
International survey finds nearly 1 in 4 adolescents do not know they are living with obesity
An international survey from ten countries has reported that nearly one quarter of adolescents living with obesity (ALwO) (24%) do not...
Risk of obesity is 45% higher in adolescents if diet is based on ultra-processed food
Based on data for 3,587 adolescents aged 12-19 who took part in the 2011-16 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in...
Stigma, lack of information and costs limit access to surgery for adolescents
Adolescents with severe obesity may not pursue metabolic bariatric surgery for weight loss due to lack of information, difficulties with...
Report finds wide range of factors influencing childhood obesity
To mark World Obesity Day 2022, Professor Franco Sassi of the Business School, Imperial College London, discusses the latest report from...
Favourable adiposity can help protect people with obesity from some disease
Geneticists have revealed why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy, while others suffer from life-changing ailments such as...
Arterial stiffness associated with hypertension and obesity
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol have found that higher...
Saxenda approved for the treatment of obesity in adolescents
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a licence extension for Saxenda (Novo Nordisk) for the...
Ten-year outcomes of LSG in paediatric patients
The results from a ten-year study of children and adolescents who underwent a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) to treat severe...
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