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New compounds offer dramatic weight loss without side effects
A new class of injectable compounds mimic the benefits of gastric bypass surgery – inducing weight loss and lowering blood glucose -...
Post-bariatric surgery exercise modulates brain regions associated with regulation of food intake
Patients who exercise after bariatric surgery produced functional alterations in brain networks associated with food intake and modified...
Survey finds COVID-19 pandemic changed public’s view of obesity
Nearly a third of Americans (29%) say COVID-19 made them more worried than ever about having obesity prompting about 28 million people to...
Effects of depression were clinically small, compared to the choice of operation
Patients with depression undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had similar weight loss, diabetes and...
Living in close proximity to food stores can impact post-surgical weight loss
Living in close proximity and being able to take a quick walk to a nearby food retail store may be a significant factor in long-term...
Half the global population will be living with overweight and obesity by 2035
The World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by World Obesity Federation, has estimated that more than half the global population will be...
Insurance providers in Michigan saved more than $76.5 million on diabetes drugs in the first year
A study that compared expenditures for diabetes medications before and after metabolic surgery among patients with diabetes in Michigan...
Newspaper reporting of adolescent bariatric surgery increases obesity stigma
Investigators from Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, have concluded that way newspapers report on adolescent bariatric surgery may...
Male bariatric patients are older and present with more obesity associated medical problems
Male patients undergoing bariatric surgery present later in the process of obesity, are older, exhibit more obesity associated medical...
Price of anti-obesity medications limits access for those most in need
Recent results from clinical trials and studies assessing anti-obesity medications, in addition regulatory approvals, has resulted in...
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