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By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: September 18, 2012
Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, …
Background
The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) performed laparoscopically (LRYGB) is the most frequently performed bariatric procedure in Belgium. However, late results in terms of weight loss or weight regain are inconsistent and may warrant a …
Background
Aiming to ascertain whether frequency and severity of knee and foot problems were different between morbid obesity (MO) and superobesity (SO), a prospective clinical study was designed.
Methods
Bariatric candidates (N?=?81, …
Researchers at NYU School of Medicine has for the first time revealed that metabolic syndrome (MetS) could cause cognitive and brain impairments in adolescents. They have urged pediatricians to take this into account when considering the early treatment of childhood obesity.
Heavier women may be at higher risk of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer after treatment, and less likely to survive the disease, researchers found. Based on an analysis of three adjuvant trials, obesity predicted 24% poorer disease-free survival (DFS) chances and 37% lower odds for overall survival in hormone receptor-positive disease […]
Bariatric surgery improves glycemic control better than optimal medical therapy alone for obese patients with type 2 diabetes, two randomized trials determined.
Obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery had an 83% lower incidence of type 2 diabetes compared with a control group that did not have weight-loss surgery, data from a large Swedish study showed.
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