Surgery activates vagal stretch sensors reducing appetite

Researchers from UC San Francisco have suspected for some time that one reason bariatric surgery is so surprisingly effective at blocking hunger is that it causes food to pass very rapidly from the stomach into the intestine, but the mechanism has... (more)

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14/11/19 - News

Owen Haskins

Diet trials are insufficient

Majority of diet trials amend their outcome measures

The vast majority of clinical trials involving diet amended their desired study outcomes along the way raising the possibility of bias, according to researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, and Pennington Biomedical Research Center (Baton Rouge, LA).

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14/11/19 - News

Owen Haskins

Surgery and toxic compounds

Bariatric surgery may release toxic compounds into bloodstream

Toxic man-made chemicals - such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides - that are absorbed into the body and stored in fat may be released into the bloodstream during the rapid fat loss that follows bariatric surgery, according to a study from... (more)

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13/11/19 - News

Owen Haskins

Liraglutide

Studies demonstrate the effectiveness of post-op liraglutide

Liraglutide can be considered as a safe and effective adjunctive treatment to prevent weight regain after bariatric surgery, according to two studies presented at the UK’s Society for Endocrinology annual conference. In the first study, ‘Efficacy of liraglutide in weight... (more)

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Age and bariatric surgery

Age not a barrier to the benefits of bariatric surgery

11/11/19

A study has revealed that bariatric surgery can lead to successful weight loss and better diabetes control in older adults (above the age of 65...

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13/11/19 - News

Owen Haskins

Vitamin B12, obesity and pregnancy

Vitamin B12 deficiency associated with obesity during pregnancy

Vitamin B12 deficiency impairs fat metabolism and may be associated with obesity during pregnancy, according to findings presented at the UK’s Society for Endocrinology annual conference. Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin B12 had metabolic markers indicative of increased... (more)

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12/11/19 - News

Owen Haskins

Product launch

Penlon launches Sigma EVA vaporiser for Desflurane

Penlon, UK-based manufacturer of anaesthesia equipment, has launched the new Sigma EVA, an advanced electronic vaporiser specifically designed to provide a better way to deliver of Desflurane. Penlon will be one of a very small number of companies to have developed and launched... (more)

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11/11/19 - News

Owen Haskins

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Post-op kidney disease outcomes differ between teens and adults

Adolescents with T2DM experienced more hyperfiltration and earlier attenuation of their elevated urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) after gastric bypass surgery compared with adults, according to the abstract, ‘Five-year kidney outcomes of bariatric surgery in adolescents... (more)

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11/11/19 - Research

Nutritional deficiencies

Risk of long-term nutritional deficiencies for post-op teens

Adolescents who have bariatric surgery may develop nutritional deficiencies years after treatment that can result in health risks if not properly managed, according to researchers at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In addition, they report gastric bypass appears to cause more... (more)

11/11/19 - Research

Age and bariatric surgery

Age not a barrier to the benefits of bariatric surgery

A study has revealed that bariatric surgery can lead to successful weight loss and better diabetes control in older adults (above the age of 65). The study, presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Brighton, UK, indicates that elderly patients treated with either gastric... (more)

08/11/19 - Research

Vitamin D and inflammation

Vitamin D supplements do not reduce risk of inflammation

Vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acids are purported to have many health benefits, including reducing systemic inflammation. Signals of systemic inflammation are tied to diseases of aging and obesity, including cardiovascular disease, heart failure, osteoporosis, diabetes and some cancers, and... (more)

08/11/19 - Research

POMC and LEPR deficiency

Positive outcomes for patients with POMC and LEPR deficiency

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company aimed at developing and commercialising therapies for the treatment of rare genetic disorders of obesity, has announced additional data from its two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating setmelanotide for the treatment of pro-opiomelanocortin... (more)

07/11/19 - Research

Waist circumference and dementia

Waist circumference and elevated risk of obesity-related dementia

Waist circumference is a more accurate indicator of abdominal visceral fat level than BMI in the elderly, according to researchers from Korea University Guro Hospital. The study is the first large-scale cohort to examine the association of late-life waist circumference with the incidence of... (more)

07/11/19 - Research

Air pollution and obesity

The link between air pollution, cell inflammation and obesity

Researchers from the University of North Texas (UNT) have found that exposure to certain air pollutants may cause weight gain, especially when coupled with a high-fat diet. Associate professor Amie Lund and colleagues are investigating how pollution from automobile exhaust affects the growth and... (more)