Obesity
From the Journals
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass produced durable clinical improvements at 12 years
Gastric bypass surgery results are shown to be lasting in an extended follow-up study.
From the Journals
Metabolically healthy obese still at elevated cardiovascular risk
Fat is not benign, according to a U.K. study of 3.5 million people.
Conference Coverage
Think beyond BMI to optimize bariatric patients presurgery
NEW YORK –'Prehabilitation' strategies could represent a new way of thinking for bariatric surgeons.
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BMI z scores fall short for tracking severe obesity
Other parameters do better over time for children with very high BMIs.
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Cardiovascular risk factors more common in girls
Among fourth and fifth graders, measures of aerobic capacity and body composition favored boys.
Conference Coverage
Fat shaming interferes with patients’ medical care, experts say
WASHINGTON – Overweight, obese patients who seek health care face special challenges because of “negative attitudes.”
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Better bariatric surgery outcomes with lower preoperative BMI
A study looks at outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with highly elevated body mass index.
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Even a few middle age pounds are dangerous
Turns out it’s true: A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips, and a disease burden that increases in a dose-dependent pattern.
Conference Coverage
What works and what doesn’t in treating binge eating
For patients who meet criteria for binge eating and who express a desire to lose weight, do drugs top cognitive-behavioral therapy?
Conference Coverage
Target childhood obesity now to prevent knee OA later
LAS VEGAS – An Australian 25-year follow-up study shows a path to prevention.
From the Journals
Counsel low-risk patients case by case on diet, exercise
No risk factors for CVD, no problem!