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www.news-medical.net Linda Radach has had six hip replacement operations since 2006, three on each side. Osteoarthritis was the reason she needed surgery in the first place, but replacing her hips in some ways only worsened her troubles.

Intensive weight management program can help people with type 2 diabetes achieve remission

news-medical.net Type 2 diabetes can be reversed following an intensive weight management program, according a randomized trial in adults who have had the condition for up to 6 years, published in The Lancet.

Penn Medicine's first-of-its-kind app aims to enhance care for bariatric surgery patients

www.news-medical.net For many patients on the road to bariatric surgery, the process may seem daunting: track steps and exercise, record caloric and water intake, monitor sleep time, alter diet, etc. Pair this daily lifestyle management with clinic appointments, evaluations, and the stress that often comes with any kind...

Researchers develop simple test to predict T2D remission after bariatric surgery

news-medical.net A new simple test that helps predicts which people with type 2 diabetes will benefit most from weight loss surgery has been developed by a UCL-led team.

Women have lower tolerance to alcohol following gastric sleeve surgery, study finds

news-medical.net Women who have had gastric sleeve surgery to lose weight may want to consider limiting the number of alcoholic drinks they consume post-surgery.

Study reveals how caloric diet may reverse type 2 diabetes

news-medical.net A new study conducted on animal models at Yale University, revealed how type 2 diabetes could be rapidly reversed by use of a very low-calorie diet.

Understanding obesity-cancer link to develop effective prevention strategies

news-medical.net In 2012, about 28,000 new cases of cancer in men (3.5%) and 72,000 in women (9.5%) were due to overweight or obesity in the United States alone. There is an urgent need for research that focuses on the cancer-promoting effects of obesity as it's the leading preventable cause of cancer for women and…

Weight loss following bariatric operation leads to improvements in heart health

news-medical.net In overweight and obese people, fat often gets deposited in the midsection of the body. Large amounts of this belly fat can lead to unhealthy changes in a heart's function and size.

Bariatric surgical patients may be vulnerable to opioid dependence

news-medical.net Nearly 9 percent of bariatric surgical patients--or about one in 12--who did not take opioid pain medications until their weight-loss operation, or the month before it, report that they are still using prescription opioids one year postoperatively, according to new research findings.

ObesityWeek: Effective approaches to prevent and treat pediatric obesity

news-medical.net Childhood obesity has more than tripled since the early 1970s and has become one of the most pressing public health concerns of our time.

Protein identified as promising novel obesity treatment

news-medical.net This week Amgen published data showing that injection of a protein known as growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) facilitated weight loss in obese mice and primates.

Study: Many women do not follow guidelines to prevent pregnancy after bariatric surgery

news-medical.net Many women do not follow the guidelines to prevent pregnancy for an 18-month period following bariatric surgery, University of Pittsburgh researchers examining post-surgery contraceptive practices and conception rates report.

Bariatric surgery linked to reduced risk of cancer for severely obese patients

news-medical.net Severely obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery lower their risk of developing cancer by at least a third, according to a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researcher leading a large retrospective cohort study of patients in the western United States.

Special issue of Current Diabetes Review explores the management of diabetes in medically complex patients

news-medical.net Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality. As a result, organizations such as the American Diabetes Association (ADA), Endocrine Society and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) have made efforts to move away from…

Prescription drug linked to marked slowing of stomach emptying and weight loss

news-medical.net Liraglutide injection, a prescription medication used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity is associated with marked slowing of stomach emptying and is an effective weight loss therapy. These are the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Mayo Clinic researchers publishe...

Bariatric surgery in men linked to frequent s***m aberrations and lower fertility rates

news-medical.net A meta-analysis of studies in which men underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedures found frequent s***m aberrations and lower fertility rates despite improvements in weight, androgen levels, and sexual quality of life following the procedure.

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Investigators identify evidence-based recommendations to enhance patient's postoperative recovery

news-medical.net Collaborators in a new nationwide program for hospitals designed to improve the recovery of surgical patients have identified their first set of evidence-based recommendations: a care plan for colon and re**al surgical procedures.

Standardizing fluid intake may improve patient outcomes following bariatric surgery procedures

news-medical.net Nurses on the bariatric surgery care team at a Connecticut hospital were having difficulty keeping track of patients' fluid intake after hospital admission.

Study compares long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery with medical, lifestyle management of diabetes

news-medical.net A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers is leading a first-of-its-kind multicenter clinical trial to assess the long-term outcomes of bariatric/metabolic surgery compared to medical and lifestyle therapy for treating Type 2 diabetes.

Medically managed non-surgical method can help achieve weight loss and better health

news-medical.net Weight loss, as well as maintaining a healthy weight, is a challenge that can sometimes seem insurmountable.

Sense of smell may play key role in how the body deals with calories

news-medical.net Our sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so it may be no surprise that in experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, obese mice who lost their sense of smell also lost weight.

Loss of smell linked to weight loss in mice despite same food intake, study reveals

news-medical.net Experiments conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that the odor of food has a direct link with how the body processes the calories. The new study conducted on mice published in the first week of July in the journal Cell Metabolism implicates that the ability to detect the smel...

Community-wide intervention reduces obesity risk factors in preschoolers from low-income families

news-medical.net Preschoolers from low-income families living in cities that took part in a two-year community-wide intervention to foster healthy eating and lifestyle habits consumed fewer sugary drinks, got more sleep, and showed improvement in weight, according to a study led by a researcher at NewYork-Presbyteri...

Body contouring surgery is affordable to patients with insurance and income, says researcher

news-medical.net Only a small percentage of obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery to help them control their weight follow up this procedure with further plastic surgery to reshape their bodies and remove excess rolls of skin.

Opioid use gradually increases few years after bariatric surgery, study shows

news-medical.net While the proportion of adults with severe obesity using prescription opioids initially declines in the months after bariatric surgery, it increases within a matter of years, eventually surpassing pre-surgery rates of patients using the potentially addictive pain medications, according to new resear...

Study reveals key role of gut microbiota in treatment with classic diabetes medication

news-medical.net A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged. A recent study at Sahlgrenska Academy and University of Girona indicates that the clinical effect - control of blood glucose - is achieved through modulation of the gut microbiota.

New study finds dramatic reorganization of the gut caused by weight loss surgery

news-medical.net Obesity, already a global epidemic, is on the rise. Over one-third of the U.S. population is currently afflicted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the monetary costs alone are approaching $150 billion dollars annually.

Researchers discover size-sensing protein that controls glucose uptake and storage in fat cells

news-medical.net Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered that a molecule which can sense the swelling of fat cells also controls a signaling pathway that allows fat cells to take up and store excess glucose.