Obesity News Today has reported the latest research findings and approaches in the obesity epidemic on a daily basis throughout the past year. As 2015 comes to an end, here are 10 articles ... Read more
Research by scientists at the New York University College of Nursing emphasizes the importance to breast cancer patients of maintaining a healthy weight after surgery as a way of avoiding a ... Read more
Obesity News Today recently interviewed Dr. Peter Traber, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Galectin Therapeutics. Here are some of his insights on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), ... Read more
Bariatric surgery (BS) is a treatment option for adults with morbidity obesity, and some of these patients require close post-surgical surveillance. Surgeons sometimes perform liver biopsies to diagnose Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver ... Read more
Five-year results from a multicenter clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of LAP-BAND® adjustable gastric banding system in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30–39.9 kilograms per ... Read more
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
In a new study entitled “Health-care costs over 15 years after bariatric surgery for patients with different baseline glucose status: results from the Swedish Obese Subjects study,” researchers suggest that ... Read more
Researchers at the King’s College London and the Universita Cattolica in Rome, Italy have found that Weight Loss Surgery may work better to control type 2 diabetes than standard medical treatments. The ... Read more
Results from a recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism revealed that the eligibility for bariatric surgery in adulthood may be predicted using a combination of a child’s and ... Read more
Researchers at CHU de Québec and the Université Laval in Canada published new findings in the journal Obesity indicating that cannabis use is associated with a lower body mass index (BMI). ... Read more
