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

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

Intestinal Inflammation Found To Exacerbate Obesity

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Researchers involved in the “Metagenomics and Integrative Systems Medicine of Cardiometabolic Disease (METACARDIS)” clinical trial published data in Cell Metabolism that suggests the jejunum portion of the small intestine plays ... Read more

August 24, 2015August 28, 2015

New York Bariatric Group Specialist Among the First To Perform Orbera Procedure in US

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It was earlier this month that the Orbera revolutionary anti-obesity program — which includes the novel Orbera intragastric balloon — was approved by the US Food and Drug administration as a non-invasive ... Read more

August 24, 2015August 25, 2015

$9 Million in New Funding Will Explore Bariatric Surgery Effectiveness, Childhood Obesity Triggers

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On the 18th of August, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) approved an investment of $9 million dollars into novel obesity research. PCORI is an independent nonprofit organization that strives to improve ... Read more

August 21, 2015August 24, 2015

Master Gene Control Switch in Obesity Found to Be Linked to the FTO Gene

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A study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the FTO gene, which is known to be associated with obesity, plays a role in a master ... Read more

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015

Hot Chili Peppers Could Lead To New Treatment For Obesity

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Scientists at the University of Adelaide have confirmed that a high-fat diet might impair crucial receptors localized in the stomach to signal the message of fullness to the brain and fight obesity. The findings ... Read more

August 20, 2015August 20, 2015

SCALE Trial Evaluates Efficacy of Liraglutide for Weight Loss Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

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Obesity is a disease that requires chronic management and is associated with serious comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), certain types of cancer and a ... Read more

August 20, 2015October 27, 2015

Muscle Mass Seems to Decrease Obesity’s Cardiovascular Risk

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Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University have recently been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for the ... Read more

August 19, 2015August 27, 2015

Aspirin Found to Reverse Cancer Risk Associated with Obesity

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A new study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology revealed that aspirin may reduce the risk of cancer development in obese patients. The study was developed by an international research team ... Read more

August 18, 2015October 27, 2015

Three Techniques for Bariatric Surgery Yield Different Outcomes and Risks

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One of the main ways clinicians address the high rate of obesity in the United States is by conducting bariatric surgery procedures on eligible patients. With three different types of ... Read more

August 17, 2015October 27, 2015

Vitamin D Supplementation Benefits Found To Be Limited In Obese Adolescents

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Surprising results in a series of studies in juvenile obesity at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, find that vitamin D supplementation for obese teens shows no benefits for the ... 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