CPAP reduces risk of dying from cardiovascular disease for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
People suffering with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) can reduce their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they use a continuous...
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Download Bariatric News issue 50
Issue 50 of Bariatric News is now available to read and/or download. In this issue, we report on highlights from the ASMBS annual meeting...
GPCRs pathway in adipose tissue could block the obesity-inducing effects of a high-fat diet
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have uncovered a potential new way to help curb the rapidly rising worldwide...
Study shows microRNAs in immune cells help protect against metabolic defects in obesity
Vanderbilt researchers have demonstrated that a cluster of microRNAs (small pieces of RNA that regulate gene expression) work in a type...
Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020
There has been a three-fold increase in obesity-related deaths from cardiovascular disease in the US between 1999 and 2020, according to...
Oral health deteriorates before and after bariatric surgery
Oral health deteriorates in people living with morbid obesity on a diet in preparation for bariatric surgery and patients who have...
Journal Watch 6/09/2023
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
IFSO Consensus on definitions and clinical practice guidelines (part 1)
In March 2023, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) organised a Delphi consensus...
IFSO Consensus on definitions and clinical practice guidelines (part 5)
In the final part of our report from Hamburg, topics under discussion included weight recurrence after surgery, NASH and MBS, CVD and...
Higher levels of inflammation may influence bariatric surgery outcomes
Higher levels of inflammation in the blood of patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery predicts poorer weight loss six months...
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