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November 24, 2015May 24, 2016

Obesity Care Group Files Complaint over Lack of Coverage for Bariatric Surgery

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Several healthcare organizations and advocacy groups, all part of the Obesity Care Continuum, recently filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services claiming that 27 states deny coverage for ... Read more

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015

Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Found To Curb Sugar Cravings

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Bariatric weight-loss surgery, in addition to aiding in weight reduction, may also curb cravings for sweets by acting on the brain’s reward system, according to new research reported in the journal ... Read more

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015

Obesity Leads to More Surgeries, Longer Hospital Stays in Trauma Cases

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In a recent study published in the Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) journal, a team of researchers determined that trauma patients who are also obese have higher total hospital charges, longer hospital stays, are more ... Read more

November 19, 2015November 19, 2015

Obesity May Be Triggered by Levels of Gut Microbiota

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A newly published study by scientists at the Université de Genéve (UNIGE) Faculty of Medicine, in Geneva, Switzerland, has revealed that gut microbiota plays a tremendous role in our bodies and ... Read more

November 17, 2015November 17, 2015

Researchers Find GC-1 Composite Encourages the “Browning” of White Fat

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In a recent study entitled, “Pharmacological Activation of Thyroid Hormone Receptors Elicits a Functional Conversion of White to Brown Fat” published in the journal Cell Reports, Dr. Kevin J. Phillips, ... Read more

November 17, 2015May 24, 2016

Potential Therapy for Obesity-related Inflammation Identified

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A research team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently discovered a potential molecular target useful for reducing inflammation caused by obesity. Scientists have known for some time that over-eating regularly ... Read more

November 13, 2015November 17, 2015

Obese Teens Shown To Benefit From Bariatric Surgery in 3-Year Study

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A new study entitled “Weight Loss and Health Status 3 Years after Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents,” recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the Obesity Society’s Annual ... Read more

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015

Belly Fat, Not Obesity, May Best Measure Heart Disease Risk

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A new study reveals that people with “central obesity” — a medical term often used to describe excess belly fat — have higher mortality rates than overweight or obese people ... Read more

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015

Bariatric Surgery Safe Option for Moderately Obese Diabetics, Study Shows

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Bariatric weight-reduction surgery, long considered a treatment option largely reserved for severe obesity cases, may also be a safe and effective option for the treatment of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in ... Read more

November 11, 2015November 11, 2015

Obese 8-Year-Old Shows Signs of Heart Disease

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In a new study, researchers show that obese children as young as 8 years old present heart muscle abnormalities indicative of heart disease. The research results were presented at the ... Read more