Obesity
Conference Coverage
Robotics lightens load for bariatric surgeons in super obese
Conference Coverage
Weight loss stays consistent in one- and two-step in gastric band conversion
Patients who underwent two-step conversions to LSG after LAGB showed increased BMI between procedures.
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In-hospital formula feeding more than doubles odds of early weaning
Researchers used propensity scoring methods to match breastfed infants who received in-hospital formula to those who were exclusively breastfed....
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10% with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 die within a week
“Even in diabetes, each increase in BMI is associated with an increase in the risk of intubation and/or death in the 7 days following admission...
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Picky eating is stable in childhood, correlates with lower BMI
Interventions to modify picky eating may need to start before preschool, researchers say.
Guidelines
COVID-19 triggers new bariatric/metabolic surgery guidance
Conference Coverage
Sleeve gastrectomy, antiobesity drugs underutilized
“While obesity has increased exponentially in the past decade, the trends of bariatric procedures and postoperative pharmacotherapy in this...
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Obesity can shift severe COVID-19 to younger age groups
“This could turn into kind of a viral replication depot. You may well be brewing more virus as a component of obesity.”
News
Postapproval data confirm risks with intragastric balloons
From the Journals
Obesity link to severe COVID-19, especially in patients aged under 60
From the Journals
COVID-19 pandemic spells trouble for children’s health
School closures could noticeably worsen the epidemic of childhood obesity that already threatens many children in the United States.