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June 23, 2016June 23, 2016

Obesity-related Diseases Expected to Rise to 7.6M New Cases in UK by 2035

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More than 7.6 million new cases of obesity-related diseases could be diagnosed in the United Kingdom in the next two decades if the current trend continues. This means that by 2035, nearly ... Read more

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

FDA Approves AspireAssist Obesity Treatment Device

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the AspireAssist obesity-treatment device, which allows patients to drain part of their stomach contents after each meal, preventing the body from absorbing approximately ... Read more

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016

Proper Folate Levels During Pregnancy May Lower a Child’s Obesity Risk, Study Reports

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A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study is reporting that proper maternal folate levels during fetal development may protect children from obesity, particularly those born to overweight women. The study, “Association Between Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass ... Read more

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016

Positive Results of EndoBarrier Therapy for Obesity, Diabetes, Presented at Digestive Disease Week

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GI Dynamics, of Lexington, Massachusetts, and Sydney, Australia, recently announced the results of clinical studies with their lead therapy, EndoBarrier for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers presented results of the studies during the ... Read more

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016

#EULAR2016 – Obesity, Smoking Decrease Treatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, According to Study

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The effects of obesity and smoking on the response to treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was assessed in a study titled “Body mass index is an independent risk factor ... Read more

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016

Yale-Led Study Reveals Altered Gut Microbiota Leads to Obesity

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Obesity, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are associated with changes to the gut microbiota; however, the mechanism by which modifications to the gut microbiota lead to those disorders had been unknown ... Read more

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016

Epigenomic Changes in Macrophages Drive Type 2 Diabetes in Obesity

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While obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, not all obese people have a disturbed glucose metabolism. New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Institute of Health and ... Read more

June 2, 2016June 3, 2016

Atlanta General and Bariatric Surgery Now Nationally Accredited as a Comprehensive Center

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The Atlanta General and Bariatric Surgery Center has announced that its surgery services for severe obesity or related conditions are now nationally accredited and meet the highest standards for patient safety and quality of preoperative and ... Read more

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

Key Findings on Link Between Obesity, Related Diseases Presented by Researchers

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At the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics, an international group of researchers presented important findings about the link between obesity and the related diseases it causes. Worldwide, ... Read more

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016

Challenges of Severe Childhood Obesity Continue to Stymie Physicians, Pediatrician Says

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While recent studies have indicated that childhood obesity epidemic has reached a plateau, Dr. Ilene Fennoy, pediatric endocrinologist and medical director of Columbia University Medical Center’s Center for Comprehensive Adolescent ... Read more