Obesity
Commentary
IOM Unveils Hot Reads in Time for Summer
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Gastric Bypass Induces Diabetes Remission in Mildly Obese
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Effect of Vitamin D on Nonskeletal Tissue Yet Unknown
Conference Coverage
Statin Doesn't Impair Colesevelam's Glucose-Lowering Ability
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'The Biggest Loser' Highlights Failings of Exercise Guidelines
Major Finding: During the course of the 24-week program, participants increased their daily exercise from 0.3 hours to 3.7 hours/day, with a...
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High Morbidity Rate Associated With Duodenal Switch Procedure
Major Finding: Overall, 40% of patients had reoperations and 14% had two or more reoperations.
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Liver Cancer Rates Continue to Rise, Vigilance Warranted
Major Finding: U.S. hepatocellular carcinoma cases rose threefold during 1975-2007, while hospitalized cases rose by more than a third during 2005...
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New Guideline Addresses Diagnosing, Managing NAFLD
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Innovative Approaches to Weight Loss Show Promise
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Depression, Obesity Linked in Older Women but Not Older Men
Major Finding: Women who were in obesity classes II and III at baseline had significantly higher odds for being depressive 5 years later than did...
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Obesity Linked to More Advanced and More Aggressive Thyroid Cancer
Major Finding: Obese and morbidly obese patients were significantly more likely than were thinner patients to have stage III or IV thyroid cancer...