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Chris Comish serves as the Publisher of the website, and is responsible for directing the editorial focus as well as putting the finishing touches on many featured articles.

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Peter Traber Discusses Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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Obesity News Today recently interviewed Dr. Peter Traber, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Galectin Therapeutics. Here are some of his insights on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), ... Read more

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015

Liver Disease Risks in Morbidly Obese Patients Examined

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Bariatric surgery (BS) is a treatment option for adults with morbidity obesity, and some of these patients require close post-surgical surveillance. Surgeons sometimes perform liver biopsies to diagnose Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver ... Read more

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015

Review Reveals Bariatric Surgery Effective in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

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A recent article from the UK focuses on whether bariatric surgery is effective as a treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. The article, titled “Bariatric Surgery in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: ... Read more

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015

Bariatric Surgery Reduces Asthma Severity in Obese Patients

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In addition to helping overweight and obese people lose weight, bariatric surgery is being increasingly identified as a benefit for treating other comorbidities related to excess body weight. Researchers at the ... Read more

September 7, 2015November 20, 2015

Can Diabetes be Controlled with Weight Loss Surgery?

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Researchers at the King’s College London and the Universita Cattolica in Rome, Italy have found that Weight Loss Surgery may work better to control type 2 diabetes than standard medical treatments. The ... Read more

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015

Does Bariatric Surgery Affect Smoking Behavior?

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Bariatric surgery has gained popularity worldwide as a surgical solution for medically supervised weight loss, particularly for the severely obese. Smoking is a method used by some individuals to curb their ... Read more

March 5, 2015July 13, 2015

Patients Who Undergo Total Hip Replacement Experience Increased Rates of Obesity, Anxiety and Stress

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Researchers from the Mayo Clinic (Rochester) found an increase in obesity, psychological and other medical comorbidities in patients undergoing a total hip replacement, otherwise known as total hip arthroplasty (THA). ... Read more

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015

New Bioinformatics Tools Reveal Link Between Gut Microbiota and Obesity

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A study entitled “Variability and Potential Causes for Inconsistencies in Human Datasets” was presented by Katherine Pollard, a senior investigator of the Gladstone Institutes at the Obesity and Microbiome symposium ... Read more

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015

Brain Inflammation a Factor in Obesity and Diabetes, Study Shows

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An international research team from the Universities of Marburg (Germany) and Otago (New Zealand), led by Dr. Alex Tups presented new evidence of a link between inflammatory processes in the brain ... Read more