Obesity: ‘Switch’ in brain controls weight gain

A new study suggests that excess weight gain may be due to a faulty ‘switch’ in the brain, which promotes the retention of fat in the body.

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Preoperative Functional Health Status is a Predictor of Short-term Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery February 15, 2019

The baby boomer generation will reach age 65 years by 2030 with census projections indicating more adults reaching older age categories than in previous decades [1]. Concurrently, trends indicate that by 2030 over half of the population will be obese, with severe obesity projected to increase by 133% during the same time period [2]. It […]

Kathleen L. Lak, Melissa C. Helm, Rana M. Higgins, Tammy L. Kindel, Jon C. Gould

Survival Benefit in Bariatric Surgery Kidney Recipients May Be Mediated Through Effects on Kidney Graft Function and Improvement of Co-morbidities: a case-control study February 14, 2019

Morbid obesity has been defined by the WHO as a global epidemic. The incidence of obesity among the renal transplant population is on the rise, with obesity-mediated diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), dyslipidemia and hypertension, being considered the leading causes of end-stage renal disease. Moreover, gaining weight after transplantation is a very […]

Hilla Schindel, Janos Winkler, Renana Yemini, Idan Carmeli, Eviatar Nesher, Andrei Keidar

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as day-case surgery: a case-matched study February 14, 2019

Day-case surgery (DCS) is a hot topic in gastrointestinal surgery. DCS was primarily validated for inguinal hernia repair, cholecystectomy [1] and the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease [2, 3]. New indications for DCS in the field of gastrointestinal surgery have been recently described, such as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) [4], ileostomy closure [5], colectomy [6] […]

Lionel Rebibo, Abdennaceur Dhahri, Rachid Badaoui, Vincent Hubert, Emmanuel Lorne, Jean-Marc Regimbeau

Investigating Racial Disparities in Bariatric Surgery Referrals February 12, 2019

The prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States between 2011-2014 was approximately 36.5%.(1) Hispanic individuals and African-Americans were disproportionately affected with 42.5% and 48.1% meeting criteria for obesity, respectively. African-American women had the highest obesity rates among groups 56.9%, compared to 45.7% and 35.5% of Hispanic and Caucasian women. More recently, Hales and […]

Crystal Johnson-Mann, Allison N. Martin, Michael D. Williams, Peter T. Hallowell, Bruce Schirmer

Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: results from a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials February 9, 2019

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) are two widely used procedures performed in bariatric surgery. However, their long-term weight loss effects have not been well compared.

Ping Yang, Bo Chen, Song Xiang, Xiu-Feng Lin, Fan Luo, Wei Li

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