Outdated guidelines preventing patients with class I obesity from accessing bariatric surgery
Outdated guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) more than 30 years ago may be stopping a large portion of patients...
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No clinical benefit for insurance-mandated weight management programme pre-bariatric surgery
There is no clinical benefit for patients who complete a medically supervised weight management programme before insurance companies...
Preoperative BMI and weight may predict outcomes after bariatric surgery
A 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 cancer
Adults with obesity who achieved weight loss after bariatric surgery are associated with a 32% lower risk of developing cancer and a 48%...
Clear gender disparity with fewer eligible men receiving bariatric treatments
It is well known that significant barriers exist between morbidly obese patients and bariatric surgical treatment, and, although these...
Wait at least two years after bariatric surgery before trying for a baby to prevent SGA
Women who have had bariatric surgery should wait at least two years before trying for a baby as they are more likely to have a baby who...
Journal Watch 27/04/2022
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Banded RYGB demonstrates a significantly higher weight loss vs non-banded RYGB
Researchers from The Netherlands have reported that banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has significantly higher weight loss versus...
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...
Bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and CV mortality
Researchers from The Netherlands have reported that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular (CV)...
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