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Stigma and shame by medical professionals might be as damaging as as obesity itself
On the second day of the 2021 Brazilian Bariatric Surgery Congress, happening in São Paulo, Dr. Francesco Rubino made a powerful critic...


The time to have a less conservative approach to the current obesity treatment is now
In his lecture in this year’s Brazilian Bariatric Surgery Congress, Dr Karl Miller stated the importance that a more modern medical and...


Bariatric surgery significantly decreases future risk of liver disease complications
Patients with obesity and advanced fatty liver disease who had bariatric surgery significantly lowered their future risk of liver disease...


Lifestyle medicine could reverse chronic diseases
The reversal of chronic disease through intensive, therapeutic lifestyle medicine intervention changes could result in significant health...


Benefits of GLP-1 go far beyond diabetes
Beyond conventional metabolism, drugs based on GLP-1 can also reduce plaque formation in arteries and control inflammation in several...


One in 20 achieve remission from T2DM
Around one in 20 people in Scotland diagnosed with type 2 diabetes achieve remission from the disease, according to research publishing...


Obesity to impact 3.6 per cent of GDP by 2060
The economic impact of obesity is set to make up 3.6%, on average, of a nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) the total value of annual...


Cardiopulmonary exercise testing can detect respiratory disorders in patients with obesity
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), also known as ergospirometry, can be used for early detection of respiratory disorders in...


Obesity risk factors of family background are associated with changes in the brain function
Obesity risk factors of family background are associated with changes in the brain function, according to a study conducted at the...


Celastrol as a potential strategy for fighting obesity
Researchers at UT Southwestern may have identified a method of safely mimicking the weight-loss benefits of the plant compound Celastrol,...
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