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Medications to Combat Obesity, Unlike Diabetes, Much Less in Use in US
NewsObesity is a major risk factor for several diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and a vast ... Read more -
WHO Cancer Prevention Group Identifies 8 More Cancers Linked to Obesity
NewsObesity is a risk factor for more cancers than previously believed, according to the results of a new evaluation conducted ... Read more -
Umbilical Cords of Babies of Overweight Moms Offer Clues into Childhood Obesity
NewsChildren born to obese mothers are known to be at an increased risk of obesity, but researchers do not fully ... Read more -
Teen Obesity Prevention Focus of New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines
NewsAccording to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a two-fold simple approach could be used to prevent ... Read more -
Obesity Rates Higher Among Cancer Survivors
NewsThe rate of obesity increased faster amongst cancer survivors than the general population in the 14 years between 1997 ... Read more -
NIH Grants $1.8M To Study Gut Bacteria Causing Obesity
NewsThe National Institutes of Health recently awarded a researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University a ... Read more -
Brains of Overweight People Ten Years Older than Non-Overweight at Middle-Age
NewsThe brains of overweight and obese people display images of white matter similar to those found in brains of leaner ... Read more -
Meat as Much a Cause of Obesity as Sugar and Fats, Study in 170 Countries Finds
NewsDiets rich in meat are as much a factor in the prevalence of global obesity as sugar consumption, researchers at the University ... Read more -
Kidney Disease, Abdominal Obesity Linked in Young Adults
NewsAbdominal obesity could be linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) especially in young Mexican-Americans new study shows. ... Read more -
New Bariatric Surgery Study to Launch in New Zealand
NewsA new Bariatric Surgery Experienced study (BASE) is set to help researchers in New Zealand visualize the surgical experience from the patient’s ... Read more -
Severely Obese Women Show Different Brain Response to Food Cues
NewsUT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a recent study that severely obese women have different brain activity compared to lean ... Read more -
New Treatment Shows Promising For Rare Obesity Disease
NewsSetmelanotide, a novel melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, may have beneficial effects on patients with pro-opiomelanocrotin (POMC) deficiency obesity, ... Read more
Obese Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery Offen Suffer from Depression, Eating Disorders
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Researchers found that patients who undergo — or show interest in undergoing — bariatric surgery often also suffer from depression and binge eating disorders, and these mental health conditions might be helped by the surgery. The ... Read more
Can I Feel My Lap-Band Port?
Obesity: Can Your Thoughts Make You Gain Weight?
Florida Center Honored as One of ‘America’s Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery’
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The 2016 Women’s Choice Award has chosen Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, in Florida, as one of “America’s Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery” procedures. The award is the only of its kind recognizing excellence ... Read more
The Obesity Epidemic: Reasons and Facts
NY Bariatric Group Doctor Among First to Offer Gastric Balloon Placement
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Dr. Shawn Garber, with the New York Bariatric Group, is considered one of the most experienced doctors in gastric balloon placement weight loss in the United States, being among the first to offer ... Read more
The Skinny on Childhood Obesity
Bariatric Surgery May Be Among Options for Obese Children in UAE
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Bariatric surgery will be among the presentations at an upcoming diabetes conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a possible treatment option for rising obesity rates in that country, especially ... Read more