CEN || Obesity & Weight Management

Reoperative bariatric surgery yields low complication rates, susbstantial weight loss at 1 year

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 19:25

CHICAGO – Reoperative bariatric surgery has impressively low major morbidity and mortality, substantial 1-year weight loss, and a high rate of resolution of the common obesity-linked comorbid...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Liraglutide gains clout as weight loss agent for overweight, nondiabetic patients

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 13:25

LAS VEGAS – The antidiabetic drug liraglutide (Victoza) promotes weight loss in overweight and obese individuals who do not have diabetes, according to results from a randomized trial reported on May...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: AACE/ACE introduce new obesity diagnosis framework

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 16:35

LAS VEGAS —Your patient’s body mass index indicates obesity. Now, what’s the course of action? The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology are...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Sex, ancestry play roles in diabetes rates in Hispanics

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 17:40

LAS VEGAS – Hispanic adults have high prevalences of diabetes and related disorders overall, the largest ongoing U.S. health study of this population showed, but there are noteworthy differences by...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Childhood obesity predicts adult cardiovascular risks

Posted on: 06/05/2014 - 22:15

Teens who are overweight, but metabolically healthy, still run a significantly higher risk of developing increased carotid intimal-medial thickness and other cardiovascular risk factors as adults. A...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Statin users eat more, gain more weight during 1999-2010

Posted on: 24/04/2014 - 21:00

U.S. adults who take statins consumed 14.4% more fat and 9.6% more calories in 1999-2000 than a decade earlier, while the prevalence of statin use more than doubled during that time, investigators...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Study backs bariatric surgery center accreditation

Posted on: 22/04/2014 - 20:55

BOSTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may have dropped its accreditation requirement for bariatric surgery centers, but that hasn’t stopped the flow of data calling into question...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Increasing maternal BMI raises fetal, infant death risk

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 21:00

Increasing maternal body mass index shows a moderate to strong dose-response relationship with increasing risks of fetal death, stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death, and infant death,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Newsletters

Stay informed on our latest news!

You are here

Newsletters

Latest Newsletters