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Impaired immunity and gene expression may explain diabetic COVID-19 risk

The behaviour of previous coronaviruses together with physiological characteristics of diabetes may help explain why people with diabetes have a higher risk of developing COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a paper, ‘COVID-19

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Enara accelerates weightloss telehealth programme to combat COVID-19

Enara Health, a developer of a technology-powered personalised weight loss programme, is expanding telehealth availability of its programme to all residents in California, Texas and Illinois.

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Submission paves way for the company’s procedureless weight loss device to enter the US

Allurion files PMA submission of Elipse Gastric Balloon with FDA

Apr 8, 2020 - 06:45

While much has been written about poor food and lack of physical activity in schools, the data show that children experience unhealthy weight gain primarily during the summer months when they are out of school

COVID-19 pandemic could exacerbate childhood obesity

Apr 7, 2020 - 06:44

Two FGF proteins provide similar effects on production of UCP1 but are driven by different exposures in mice - FGF9 is stimulated by cold, while FGF6 is stimulated by exercise

Immature fat cells generate heat without gathering fat

Apr 7, 2020 - 06:43

A significant link between larger thigh circumference (more than 55cm in men and 54cm in women) and lower prevalence of high blood pressure was observed consistently in both men and women, independently of age, BMI and waist circumference

Larger thigh circumference linked with lower risk of heart disease

Apr 7, 2020 - 06:41

The joint statement states that the virus has demonstrated a propensity to spread at an exponential rate in several countries, significantly impacting many lives and affecting our practice as healthcare professionals

SAGES and EAES recommendations for surgical response to COVID-19

Apr 6, 2020 - 06:39

Patients with higher BMIs were up to 158% more likely to use prescription opioids long-term and that 27% of long-term opioid prescriptions from 2000 to 2015 were attributable to higher BMIs

Studies reveal obesity and opioid prescriptions association

Apr 3, 2020 - 06:38

The researchers wanted to find out whether behavioural and cognitive factors before and after bariatric surgery might explain the differences in weight regain

Unconscious food cravings may counteract surgery for patients with superobesity

Apr 2, 2020 - 06:37

Although 81% of resident physicians described feeling comfortable or somewhat comfortable with counselling patients about lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise, only 33% reported consistently providing such counselling

Majority of internists-in-training feel ill-equipped to treat obesity

Apr 2, 2020 - 06:35

Gastric sleeve was associated with a greater reduction of liver enzymes and both FLI and BARD compared with gastric band however, gastric sleeve led to a smaller reduction of FLI and BARD compared with gastric bypass surgery

Bariatric surgery may be effective treatment for NAFLD

Apr 2, 2020 - 06:34

Rhythm estimates there are approximately 100 to 500 patients in the US with POMC deficiency obesity and approximately 500 to 2,000 patients in the US with LEPR deficiency obesity

Rhythm submits Setmelanotide to FDA for rare genetic disorders of obesity

Apr 1, 2020 - 06:33

To help guide hospital surgery departments through this crisis Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center has developed a tiered plan for marshalling limited resources

Critical care team develops blueprint for essential surgery

Apr 1, 2020 - 06:31

The study found patients without diabetes had a 1.6 times higher chance than those who already have diabetes of achieving successful weight loss regardless of the surgery type

Surgery before diabetes develops leads to greater weight loss

Apr 1, 2020 - 06:30

Study helped researchers verify the insulin sensitising mechanism by which hydrothermal ablation of the duodenum improves blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes

DMR improves blood glucose levels, liver metabolic health in T2DM patients

Apr 1, 2020 - 06:29

The researchers do not know if habitually the individuals with obesity ate more later in the day and that's reflected in this data or if this 2-AG rhythm drives them to eat later in the day

Nervous system changes may cause eating behaviours leading to obesity

Mar 31, 2020 - 06:27

Single mini-doses of dasiglucagon effectively reduced time spent in hypoglycaemia after meals in individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery

Dasiglucagon effective in preventing post-gastric bypass hypoglycaemia

Mar 31, 2020 - 06:19

The number of patients admitted to ICU by BMI category was similar in the overweight (BMI25-30) and obesity (BMI30-35) categories, 56 (31.6%) vs 58 (32.8%)

70 per cent of ICU coronavirus patients are overweight

Mar 27, 2020 - 06:03

Intercollegiate general surgery guidance on COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - 06:02

While childhood obesity rates have plateaued in the US, they continue to climb in countries across East Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia The risk for metabolic disease associated with childhood obesity is not a function of body mass index, according to the paper, but of how and where the body stores fat

Large variation in the causes of childhood obesity worldwide

Mar 27, 2020 - 06:01

Childhood overweight and obesity rates increase for disadvantaged families

Mar 27, 2020 - 05:59

People with heart disease and diabetes are at higher risk of COVID-19 complication

World Obesity issues COVID-19 statement

Mar 26, 2020 - 05:57