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The status of bariatric surgery in Egypt

With approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world, and the third-most populated in...

The number of people living with obesity passes one billion

The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global...

England experiences fastest growth in childhood overweight/obesity

England experienced the fastest and highest growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity among 11–15-year-olds, rising from 30% in 1995...

22 states in the US have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%

New population data from 2022 show 22 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared to 19 states in 2021, according...

Prevalence of obesity varies significantly among Asian American subgroups

A cross-sectional study of more than 70,000 Asian Americans has found that the prevalence of obesity in Asian American subgroups varies...

Educating healthcare professionals about weight stigma could reduce obesity rates

There is an urgent need to better educate medical professionals on weight stigma to help tackle the UK's obesity crisis, according to the...

Adult obesity rates in Denmark have trebled in the last 30 years

Research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that rates of...

2.2. billion adults have overweight or obesity

The 2021 Global Nutrition Report has revealed that 38.9 million children are overweight and 2.2. billion adults - over 40% of all men and...

Increase in number of US states with high obesity rates

The number of US states where at least 35 percent of residents have obesity increased to 16 last year, with notable ethnic and racial...

LSG with Nissen Fundoplication has higher prevalence of comorbidities and a longer hospital length of stay

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EndoZip Endoscopic Suturing System results in an average TBWL of 13.21% at 12 months

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