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Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.


Morbidly obese patients face high risk for complications after colectomy

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created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that morbidly obese patients are at higher risk than normal weight patients for complications after colectomy - surgical remova ...


Weight fixation sends unhealthy messages

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created Nov 05, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Making assumptions of health based on a person’s weight is faulty, and misinformation is putting people’s physical and emotional well-being at risk, says College of Education researcher and lecturer in human development Dr ...


Study links gastric bypass surgery to increased risk of kidney stones

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created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

[B]Procedure associated with kidney stone formation earlier than previously reported[/B] CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) – Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric byp ...





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Study examines outcomes of gastric bypass surgery in morbidly obese and superobese patients

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Superobese gastric bypass patients appear to have improvements in quality of life and obesity-related co-existing conditions, and despite losing weight remain obese after surgery, according to a report in the April issue ...


Liver transplant offers survival benefits for patients of all sizes

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created Dec 04, 2007 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Patients with high BMIs experience a significant survival benefit from liver transplantation and had similar rates of mortality after transplant compared to patients with normal BMI. Therefore, obesity alone should not keep ...


Study: Morbidly obese sedentary for more than 99 percent of day

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created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study appearing in Clinical Cardiology examines the average fitness level of the morbidly obese (body mass indexes between 40.0 and 49.9). The findings show that the tested population was sedentary for more than 99 per ...


Extreme obesity affects chances of kidney transplantation

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created Jan 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For patients on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, severe and morbid obesity are associated with a lower chance of receiving an organ, reports a study in the February Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.


Melanin production discovered in fat tissue

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created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A two-year study conducted by researchers at George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and the National Cancer Institute may open the door to new therapies for combating chronic diseases associated with obesity, a condition ...


Study: Lap band surgery effective for morbidly obese children

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A surgeon now at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents.


Research highlights problems of predicting birthweights in obese mothers

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created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have found what they believe to be the most accurate way of predicting the birth-weight of babies born to the growing number of obese mothers, according to a study in the UK-based journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics an ...


BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, researcher suggests

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created Dec 18, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.


Study shows potential for resolving type 2 diabetes with bariatric surgery

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As the incidence of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to increase worldwide, medical research indicates that surgery to reduce obesity can completely eliminate all manifestations of diabetes. In a study published ...


Lap band weight loss surgery reduces teens' risk factors for heart disease, diabetes

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created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found.



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