by Jim Oldfield, University of Toronto Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101051Researchers at the University of Toronto and its partner hospitals are finding that changes in gut microbiota after bariatric surgery can directly improve metabolism, independent of food intake, weight loss and other metabolic factors. Their ongoing work—including a study published in the...
by Emma O’Connor, Griffith University Changes to body weight and body mass index following bariatric surgery. (A) Body weight and (B) BMI were measured prior to bariatric surgery and at 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups and (C) the patient distribution across obesity classes was tracked throughout this period. Similarly, (D) the weight loss of...
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN | Posted – Jan. 28, 2023 at 8:42 p.m. SALT LAKE CITY — Weight loss surgery reduces the risk of premature death, especially from such obesity-related conditions as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, according to a new 40-year study of nearly 22,000 people who had bariatric surgery in Utah. Compared with...
THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND INTENSIVE CARE (ESAIC) *Note this work is being presented at the Euroanaesthesia Congress in Milan, 4-6 June. Please credit the congress when using this story** New research being presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia Congress in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), suggests that preoperative body mass index (BMI) and weight play...
by University of Birmingham Credit: CC0 Public Domain Weight loss surgery is more effective than dieting to reduce brain pressure that can cause blindness in patients with a neurological condition, finds a study led by the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is a debilitating condition that...
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Patients who have had weight loss surgery may not be receiving follow up care from their GPs as recommended in clinical guidelines – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Birmingham. Clinical guidelines recommend that patients receive nutritional and weight monitoring annually for life...
WILEY Although weight loss surgery is a highly effective treatment for obesity, it can be detrimental to bone health. A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research suggests that exercise may help address this shortcoming. The study randomized 84 patients undergoing weight loss surgery to an exercise group or a control group for...
RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA IMAGE: CT IN A 17-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PRIOR TO SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY. VOLUMETRIC BONE MINERAL DENSITY PRE-SURGERY WAS 183 MG/CM3. “Childhood obesity is a major public health issue that has increased over the last 10 years,” said lead investigator Miriam A. Bredella, M.D., professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston,...
SPINK HEALTH IMAGE: THE STUDY, PRESENTED TODAY AT UEG WEEK 2020 VIRTUAL, ANALYSED 1,435,350 PATIENTS WITH CONCURRENT DIABETES AND OBESITY OVER A 20-YEAR PERIOD. (Vienna, October 12, 2020) Weight loss surgery significantly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people who are obese with diabetes, a new 20-year analysis has found. The study, presented...
Altered gene expression in fat tissue may help explain why individuals who have regained weight after weight loss surgery still experience benefits such as metabolic improvements and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. The findings come from a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. The study included women who underwent weight loss...
