Obesity
Conference Coverage
Cognitive impairment at baseline linked to poorer bariatric surgery outcomes
News
Analysis: No such thing as ‘benign’ obesity
Major finding: Overweight and obese patients who were metabolically healthy had similar mortality and cardiovascular outcomes as metabolically...
Commentary
Point/Counterpoint – Should the IADPSG criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes be adopted now worldwide?
Conference Coverage
Obese and overweight adults lost significant weight on vegetarian, vegan diets
Major finding: Plant-based diets, without calorie restriction, led to nearly twice as much weight loss as diets that included meat in 63 obese and...
News
Gastric bypass associated with reversal of aging process
Major finding: Significant increases in telomere length were observed after gastric bypass in individuals with high baseline CRP or LDL...
Commentary
Abandon LDL targets? Not yet
Conference Coverage
Discharge protocols cut 30-day bariatric surgery readmissions
Major finding: 30-day readmissions after bariatric surgery fell 46% after implementation of discharge protocols.Data source: Review of single...
News
Gastric bypass associated with greatest improvement in cardiac risk factors
Major finding: Gastric bypass showed greater improvement in all cardiovascular risk factors 1 year postoperatively.Data source: Prospective...
News
Knee osteoarthritis often overlooked in the obese
Major finding: Significant knee pain in a group of obese patients scheduled for bariatric surgery had previously been evaluated by the patients’...
News
FDA moves to reduce or remove unhealthy trans fats from foods
News
Regular exercise added to days of perfect health in OA patients
Major finding: Over the course of 2 years, people with, or at risk for, osteoarthritis who met the HHS exercise guidelines for adults had quality-...