Outdated guidelines preventing patients with class I obesity from accessing bariatric surgery
Outdated guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) more than 30 years ago may be stopping a large portion of patients...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...
Why all patients with obesity do not develop T2DM
Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) have invented a new analytical method that sheds light on an enduring mystery regarding type...
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%...
Professor Rachel Batterham awarded OBE in Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours list
Professor Rachel Batterham from UCLH, London, UK, a world leading expert on obesity whose work has revolutionised our understanding of...
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...
Obesity-related fertility can be improved by lowering blood glucose levels and weight
Two studies have reported that reproductive hormone levels in females with obesity may be partially restored by lowering blood glucose...
Combination of drugs for obesity and type 2 diabetes
Canadian and German researchers are teaming up to identify new drug combinations to treat people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The...
Obesity stigma is a barrier to life-saving cancer screening services
A study by researchers at the University of Sunderland, UK, has reported that people living with obesity are failing to access vital...
