September 1, 2016September 1, 2016
Medications to Combat Obesity, Unlike Diabetes, Much Less in Use in US
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Obesity is a major risk factor for several diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and a vast ... Read more
August 30, 2016November 2, 2016
WHO Cancer Prevention Group Identifies 8 More Cancers Linked to Obesity
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Obesity is a risk factor for more cancers than previously believed, according to the results of a new evaluation conducted ... Read more
August 25, 2016August 24, 2022
Umbilical Cords of Babies of Overweight Moms Offer Clues into Childhood Obesity
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Children born to obese mothers are known to be at an increased risk of obesity, but researchers do not fully ... Read more
August 23, 2016August 23, 2016
Teen Obesity Prevention Focus of New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines
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According to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a two-fold simple approach could be used to prevent ... Read more
August 18, 2016August 18, 2016
Obesity Rates Higher Among Cancer Survivors
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The rate of obesity increased faster amongst cancer survivors than the general population in the 14 years between 1997 ... Read more
August 17, 2016August 17, 2016
NIH Grants $1.8M To Study Gut Bacteria Causing Obesity
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The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University a ... Read more
August 11, 2016August 11, 2016
Brains of Overweight People Ten Years Older than Non-Overweight at Middle-Age
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The brains of overweight and obese people display images of white matter similar to those found in brains of leaner ... Read more
August 9, 2016August 9, 2016
Meat as Much a Cause of Obesity as Sugar and Fats, Study in 170 Countries Finds
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Diets rich in meat are as much a factor in the prevalence of global obesity as sugar consumption, researchers at the University ... Read more
August 3, 2016August 3, 2016
Kidney Disease, Abdominal Obesity Linked in Young Adults
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Abdominal obesity could be linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) especially in young Mexican-Americans new study shows. ... Read more
August 2, 2016August 2, 2016
New Bariatric Surgery Study to Launch in New Zealand
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A new Bariatric Surgery Experienced study (BASE) is set to help researchers in New Zealand visualize the surgical experience from the patient’s ... Read more
July 28, 2016July 28, 2016
Severely Obese Women Show Different Brain Response to Food Cues
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a recent study that severely obese women have different brain activity compared to lean ... Read more
July 26, 2016July 26, 2016
New Treatment Shows Promising For Rare Obesity Disease
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Setmelanotide, a novel melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, may have beneficial effects on patients with pro-opiomelanocrotin (POMC) deficiency obesity, ... 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

October 13, 2015October 28, 2015

New Research Program To Search For Nutritional Solutions to Obesity, Poor Metabolic Health

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The new National Science Challenge, High-Value Nutrition will provide $2.9 million in funding to a New Zealand-based research program focused on nutritional solutions for obesity and poor metabolic health. The Challenge, one ... Read more

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015

Case Study Reveals That Patient and Operational Factors Affect Bariatric Surgery Waiting Times

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In a recent study published in the journal CMAJ Open, a team of researchers examined the impact of patient and operational factors on wait times in a multidisciplinary bariatric surgery ... Read more

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015

Satiety Hormone Leptin Found To Play A Direct Role In Obesity-Associated Cardiovascular Disease

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A team of investigators led by Dr. Eric Belin de Chantemele, a physiologist in the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, have found ... Read more

October 7, 2015October 7, 2015

Bariatric Surgery May Help Alleviate Symptoms in Obese Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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A new study entitled “Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease” and published in Obesity Surgery, describes the safety, feasibility and efficacy of bariatric surgery in obesity ... Read more

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

Medications to Combat Obesity, Unlike Diabetes, Much Less in Use in US

WHO Cancer Prevention Group Identifies 8 More Cancers Linked to Obesity

Umbilical Cords of Babies of Overweight Moms Offer Clues into Childhood Obesity

Teen Obesity Prevention Focus of New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines

Obesity Rates Higher Among Cancer Survivors

NIH Grants $1.8M To Study Gut Bacteria Causing Obesity

Brains of Overweight People Ten Years Older than Non-Overweight at Middle-Age

Meat as Much a Cause of Obesity as Sugar and Fats, Study in 170 Countries Finds

Kidney Disease, Abdominal Obesity Linked in Young Adults

New Bariatric Surgery Study to Launch in New Zealand

Severely Obese Women Show Different Brain Response to Food Cues

New Treatment Shows Promising For Rare Obesity Disease