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Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women
Major finding: Of four cardiovascular risk factors – high BMI, physical inactivity, smoking, and high blood pressure, physical inactivity had the...
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Childhood obesity predicts adult cardiovascular risks
Major finding: Overweight but metabolically normal children were twice as likely to develop diabetes and six times as likely to develop metabolic...
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VIDEO: New directions in bariatric surgery quality measures
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VIDEO: Motivational interviewing by primary care providers promotes weight loss
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Bariatric surgery improved liver histopathology in NAFLD
Key clinical point: Bariatric surgery should be considered one of the treatments for NAFLD in patients with severe obesity.Major finding: Advanced...
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NAFLD mortality higher in normal weight patients
Major finding: Among 483 patients with liver biopsies before 2005, 9 of the 32 (28%) lean patients died, compared with 62 of the 451 (14%) who...
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Statin users ate more, gained more weight during 1999-2010
Key clinical point: Encourage patients taking statins to follow recommended dietary guidelines.Major finding: In 2009-2010, statin users consumed...
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High animal protein intake linked to later diabetes
Major finding: A high intake of animal protein was associated with a 13% higher incidence of type 2 diabetes than was a low protein intake among...
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Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass
Major finding: 73% of patients reported a change in taste and 42% a change in smell after gastric bypass surgery, including many who said that...
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Study backs bariatric surgery center accreditation
Major finding: Compared with unaccredited centers, accredited centers have significantly decreased mortality (0.07% vs. 0.13%; P = .019) and...