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SOS: Breast cancer risk reduced after bariatric surgery in women with hyperinsulinemia

There is a reduced risk of breast cancer after bariatric surgery in women living with obesity and this reduced risk was predominantly...

Revita German Real-World Registry: First 14 participants continue to demonstrate sustained improvements in blood glucose and weight

Six-month follow-up data from Fractyl Health’s Revita German Real-World Registry has reported that he first 14 consented registry...

Journal Watch 15/05/2024

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...

Tirzepatide found to reduce body weight regardless of duration of condition and BMI before treatment

Two studies presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy, have reported that tirzepatide consistently reduces...

Gut bacteria that strongly influence obesity are different in men and women

Changes in the composition of gut bacteria that may play a key role in the onset and development of obesity, with differences in men and...

Size of adipose cells may indicate future weight gain

Researchers from Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden, have suggested that it is possible to predict if someone is...

Evidence of body dysmorphia in social media profiles of people living with obesity

Many people who are living with obesity conceal their body in their WhatsApp profile pictures, according to the findings of a study...

Poor muscle health common in people living with obesity increases early mortality risk

Poor muscle health is associated with a higher risk of an early death in people living with obesity and individuals with adverse muscle...

Sex differences in how adipose tissue responds to insulin could explain why T2D is more prevalent in males

For Individuals who are living with obesity, adipose tissue insulin resistance is more severe in men than in women and may partly explain...

AOMs result in 8% relative risk reduction in any CVD events in patients with obesity

The utilisation of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) among people with obesity could potentially alleviate the high prevalence of...

Preoperative antihypertensive drugs and visceral fat area can predict hypertension remission and recurrence post-LSG

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Muscle-preserving weight loss drug ASC47 plus semaglutide is superior to semaglutide monotherapy for weight loss

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Racial and ethnic groups face barriers to obtaining OMMs

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