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Is Intake of Vitamin D and Calcium Important for Cardiovascular Health in Elderly Obese Patients?

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Abstract  There is compelling evidence that bariatric weight loss reduces cardiovascular complications; however, these still tend to
be the most common cause of late death after surgical intervention. In a prospective cohort study, correlations of dietary
nutrients with indexes of vascular health were sought, with emphasis on vitamin D and calcium. Clinically stable obese outpatient
subjects (>60 years old, N = 44) were interviewed about dietary macro and micronutrients. Nutritional assessment targeted anthropometric and bioimpedance
analysis (BIA), hematologic counts, lipid profile, glucose homeostasis, and inflammatory markers. Carotid intima-media thickness
(IMT) and brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD), along with related vascular measurements, were document…

Bariatric Surgery and Diabetic Retinopathy: a Pilot Analysis

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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorPages 1-2DOI 10.1007/s11695-012-0600-9Authors
Lakshminarayanan Varadhan, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Springfield Unit, North Buildings, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG UKTracy Humphreys, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Springfield Unit, North Buildings, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG UKAdrian B. Walker, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Springfield Unit, North Buildings, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG UKChandra V. N. Cheruvu, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent,…

Understanding the Determinants of Weight-Related Quality of Life among Bariatric Surgery Candidates

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Obesity and its relation to quality of life are multifaceted. The purpose of this paper was to contribute evidence to support a framework for understanding the impact of obesity on quality of life in 42 morbidly obese subjects considering a wide number of potential determinants. A model of weight-related quality of life (WRQL) was developed based on the Wilson-Cleary model, considering subjects' weight characteristics, arterial oxygen pressure (PaO2), walking capacity (6-minute walk test, 6MWT), health-related quality of life (HRQL; Physical and Mental Component Summaries of the SF-36 PCS/MCS), and WRQL. The model of WRQL was tested with linear regressions and a path analysis, which showed that as PaO2 at rest increased 6MWT increased. 6MWT was positively associated with the PCS, which…

Doomed to Weight?

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Two recent articles in the New York Times have painted a gloomy portrait of weight loss. To start off 2012, the New York Times Magazine ran a cover story by Tara Parker-Pope titled “The Fat Trap.” The article essentially summarized the biological mechanisms that work against us in our battle of the bulge.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)

Predictive factors of excess body weight loss 1 year after laparoscopic bariatric surgery

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Conclusions  Our data indicate that some of the characteristics that would have subjects referred early for BS were associated with higher
weight loss. Therefore, the timing of laparoscopic BS might be an important factor for MO individuals in which medical weight
loss intervention has failed.

Content Type Journal ArticlePages 1-7DOI 10.1007/s00464-011-2104-4Authors
Emilio Ortega, Obesity Unit, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, IDIBAPS, ICMDM, Hospital Clínic i Universitari, C/Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, SpainRosa Morínigo, Obesity Unit, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, IDIBAPS, ICMDM, Hospital Clínic i Universitari, C/Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, SpainLilliam Flores, Obesity Unit, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, IDIBAPS, ICMDM,…

Bariatric Surgery Not a Cure for DiabetesBariatric Surgery Not a Cure for Diabetes

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Bariatric surgery should be seen as tool for improving glycemic control and preventing complications, not as a cure. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

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The Big Picture: Young, Obese and Getting Weight-Loss Surgery

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The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing. (Source: NYT)

Obese adults have reduced risk for adverse CV outcomes after bariatric surgery

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Obese adults who undergo bariatric surgery have a reduced risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, an analysis suggests. (Source: MedWire News – Lipidology)

The Big Picture: Young, Obese and Getting Weight-Loss Surgery

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The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing. (Source: NYT Health)

Bariatric Surgery Results In Fewer Deaths And Cardiovascular Events

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A study published in the January 4 issue of JAMA reveals that bariatric surgery is linked to a reduction in cardiovascular deaths and events, such as heart attack and stroke amongst obese individuals. According to the majority of epidemiological studies, obesity is linked to increased cardiovascular events and mortality. Background information in the article states that: “Weight loss might protect against cardiovascular events, butsolid evidence is lacking.” Between September 1987 and January 2001, Dr… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)