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October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

Weight Loss Surgery Improves Testosterone Levels in Obese Men, Without Hormonal Replacement

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A new study from researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine reports that gastrectomy surgery, a type of weight loss operation, has an impact on testosterone levels in obese men. The results, ... Read more

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015

Study Finds Dramatic Cancer Prevention Side-Benefits of Weight-Loss Surgery

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A team of scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia investigating effects of bariatric surgery on obese women most at risk for cancer has found ... Read more

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015

True Results Surgeons Perform First Batch of ORBERA Intragastric Balloon Procedures

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True Results, a leading bariatric weight loss solution provider, recently announced that on September 24, 2015, the first three ORBERA™ Intragastric Balloon procedures were successfully administered at the Turning Point Specialty Surgery Center ... Read more

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015

“Housing First” Intervention May Not Reduce Obesity-related Issues in Homeless People With Mental Health Difficulties

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Housing is an important factor in public health. In general, individuals who experience long-term homelessness also experience worse health outcomes and premature mortality compared to people who live in a domicile, ... Read more

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015

Endocrine Society Releases Statement That Diabetes and Obesity May Be Linked to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

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Obesity and diabetes are two of the heaviest burdens on the healthcare system in the United States, with one-third of the population being obese while about 10% suffer from diabetes. ... Read more

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015

Weight Loss Surgery Offers New Hope To Children And Adolescents With Prader-Willi Syndrome

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Researchers in a new study published in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Disease have found that bariatric surgery, specifically laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), resulted in substantial weight loss ... Read more

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015

Fractyl Laboratories’ Revita Study Reveals That Procedure Controls Type 2 Diabetes As Well As Invasive Bariatric Surgery Procedures

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Fractyl Laboratories, Inc., a Waltham-based biotechnology company developing novel treatments for type 2 diabetes, recently announced data of a proof-of-concept, single-site trial in 39 patients, which determined that a minimally invasive surgical ... 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 28, 2015September 28, 2015

Prevalence of Obesity-Related Diseases Linked To Inflammation Caused By High Dietary Fat

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In a study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry entitled “Lipidomic evidence that lowering the typical dietary palmitate to oleate ratio in humans decreases the leukocyte production of proinflammatory cytokines and ... Read more

September 24, 2015September 24, 2015

Study Finds Major Obesity Rate Disparities Across Ethnic Categories

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released data from its Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System that reveals massive disparities in obesity rates among the nation’s different major ... Read more