Obesity
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Weight-based teasing may mean further weight gain in children
Even in children at risk of being overweight, teasing mattered.
Conference Coverage
Ethnicity seems to affect predisposition to components of metabolic syndrome
SAN DIEGO – The study supports adopting regional anthropometric criteria.
News
Diabetes, hypertension remission more prevalent in adolescents than adults after gastric bypass
However, their rate of abdominal reoperations was significantly higher than that of adults during a 5-year follow-up.
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Bariatric surgery found to be effective in IBD patients
SAN DIEGO – Most patients continued to require no immunosuppression for control of their IBD after surgery.
Conference Coverage
Weight can block psychiatric facility admission
SAN FRANCISCO – Some hospitals cited concerns about staff injuries from moving – or trying to calm – a large patient.
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Keep sports fun, keep kids playing
Updated AAP clinical report emphasizes benefits of organized sports for motor skills and overall fitness
News
BMI in male teens predicts cardiomyopathy risk
The hazard ratio for dilated cardiomyopathy in adulthood was 1.38 when adolescent body mass index was 22.5-25.0 kg/m2 – and rose to 8....
Commentary
More empathy for women
Dr. Carl C. Bell says the antitestosterone hormones he is taking are changing his perspective.
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Sustainable weight loss seen 5 years after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
The researchers plan to follow the current cohort for the next 10-20 years.
Conference Coverage
Study identifies predictors of bariatric surgery attrition
BALTIMORE – Even in a universal health care system, clear disparities exist among patient populations having bariatric surgery.