Obesity
From the AGA Journals
Liquid Fasting Mitigates Negative Pre-Surgery Impact of Semaglutide
Analysis showed a 6% absolute increase in retained gastric contents in the semaglutide group compared with controls.
From the Journals
GLP-1 RAs Safe in the Perioperative Period: New Guidance
GLP-1 RAs are known to delay gastric emptying, raising concerns about regurgitation, aspiration, and airway compromise during anesthesia.
Conference Coverage
Coming Soon: A New Disease Definition, ‘Clinical Obesity’
“I think it’ll help explain and move medicine as a whole in a direction to a greater understanding of obesity actually being a disease, how to...
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Can We Repurpose Obesity Drugs to Reverse Liver Disease?
A new retrospective observational study offers evidence that GLP-1 RAs may have a direct impact on MASLD,...
Conference Coverage
Weight Loss Surgery, Obesity Drugs Achieve Similar Results but Have Different Safety Profiles
Although all interventions were associated with reductions in percentage total weight loss compared with placebo, RYGB led to the greatest...
Conference Coverage
Will New Obesity Drugs Make Bariatric Surgery Obsolete?
“Efficacy of drugs is measured in weeks or months, whereas efficacy of surgery is measured in decades of durability.”
From the Journals
Time-Restricted Eating Fails for Weight Loss and Glucose Homeostasis
Time-restricted eating offers a simplified approach to treat obesity by omitting the need for calorie counting.
Commentary
A New Era of Obesity Medicine
Obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, with global prevalence of the condition increasing more than threefold between 1975 and 2022.
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Obesity Is Not a Moral Failing, GI Physician Says
Stigma around obesity can have a crippling effect on patients, says Dr. Janese Laster, a bariatric endoscopist in Washington.
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Gastroenterologists Can Play a Critical Role in Obesity Management
Obesity tops the charts as the most significant chronic disease in the world, affecting 130 million patients in the United States and 1 billion...