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 7, 2015August 7, 2015

Sleeve Gastrectomy Study Reveals Patients Can Regain Weight and Develop Diabetes in the Long-Term

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Researchers at Rabin Medical Center in Israel recently published in the journal JAMA Surgery that obese patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy — one type of bariatric surgery — may regain ... Read more

August 6, 2015August 7, 2015

Most Physicians and Trainees Fail to Identify and Address Overweight and Obese Children, Study Shows

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According to a study led by a Saint Louis University pediatric hospitalist, titled, “Physicians and Physician Trainees Rarely Identify or Address Overweight/Obesity in Hospitalized Children” currently published in The Journal of Pediatrics, physicians ... Read more

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015

Benefits of Gut Microbiome From Weight Loss Surgery Can Last At Least A Decade

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Results of a new human study published in the August 4 edition of the journal Cell Metabolism show that two bariatric surgery methods: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and vertical banded ... Read more

August 5, 2015August 5, 2015

Discovery of Inflammation Mechanism Related to Obesity May Lead to Type 2 Diabetes Development

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In a recent study published in the journal Science, a team of medical researchers were able to identify a new molecular mechanism that may play an important role in development ... Read more

August 4, 2015October 28, 2015

Study Finds That Mental Health in Teens Improves After Weight Loss From Bariatric Surgery

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In a recent study published in the journal Obesity, a team of researchers found that after bariatric surgery, the majority of teens with severe obesity experience improved mental health. Nevertheless, according to ... Read more

August 4, 2015October 28, 2015

US Legislators Show Support for Treat and Reduce Obesity Act

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A press release from the Obesity Action Coalition, a nearly 50,000 member-strong 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization founded in 2005 with a mission to giving a voice to the individual affected by ... Read more

August 3, 2015November 20, 2015

Study Finds Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Safe and Effective in Morbid Obesity Study

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In a recent study published in the Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research, a team of researchers found that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective and safe surgery procedure for ... Read more

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015

American Society of Bariatric Physicians to Change Name to Obesity Medicine Association

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The American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) announced it will be changing its name to Obesity Medicine Association to better emphasize its commitment to addressing the under-recognized epidemic of obesity through ... Read more

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015

Study Finds Body Mass Index Trajectories Affect the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Japan

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Large-scale clinical data of Japanese residents suggests that the pace of increasing Body Mass Index (BMI) in diabetic patients is similar to that in healthy individuals. Results from the study ... Read more

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015

2-Year Lap-Band Study Reveals Positive Impact on Quality of Life From Gastric Band Weight Loss

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In a recent study published in the journal Current Medical Research & Opinion, a team of researchers determined the effectiveness of the latest generation of adjustable gastric banding systems (LBAP) ... 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