Obesity
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‘Disordered eating’ drops after teens undergo bariatric surgery
The findings are “novel because of the age of the patients,” according to one of the investigators.
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Bariatric surgery linked to longer life
Surgery is associated with a 3-year increase in lifespan.
From the AGA Journals
Bariatric surgery achieved long-term resolution of NASH without worsening fibrosis
In all, 84% of patients evaluated at 5 years met this primary endpoint.
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Weight-loss benefit in diabetes is similar via surgery or diet
"Reducing adipose tissue volume, by whatever means, will improve blood glucose control in persons with type 2 diabetes.”
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Severe obesity ups risk for death in younger men with COVID-19
These findings show that “obesity is an important independent risk factor for serious COVID-19 disease,” said Dr. David A. Kass.
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How high a priority is bariatric surgery during COVID-19?
“For those with early diabetes, the sooner the [bariatric] surgery the more likely it is [for diabetes] to go into remission.”
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Even mild obesity raises severe COVID-19 risks
People with BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher are at increased risk for severe illness, while BMI of 35 or greater dramatically increases the...
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COVID-associated pancreatitis may disproportionately affect young, overweight men
The endocrine pancreas may be “particularly vulnerable to this infection” and may result in prolonged hospital stays from poor diabetic control....
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Weight loss stays consistent in one- and two-step in gastric band conversion
Patients who underwent two-step conversions to LSG after LAGB showed increased BMI between procedures.
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10% with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 die within a week
“Even in diabetes, each increase in BMI is associated with an increase in the risk of intubation and/or death in the 7 days following admission...