FPN || Obesity

Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 22:00

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States rose significantly from 1988 to 2010, jumping from 6% to 10%. Prediabetes doubled in prevalence over the same time period, from 6% to 12%,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Bariatric surgery’s benefit persists in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 01/04/2014 - 14:30

WASHINGTON – Bariatric surgery combined with intensive medical therapy had a significantly greater impact on glycemic control, compared with medical therapy alone, in a <link...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Is bariatric surgery the right treatment model for obesity?

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 21:10

WASHINGTON – Bariatric surgery has the greatest amount of data demonstrating its efficacy in reducing the comorbidities of obesity, as well as providing a long-term solution to the disease itself,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Choice vs. regulation: the role of public policy in obesity management

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 21:05

WASHINGTON – It’s not people who’ve changed over the last 3 decades, but the environment around them that has brought on the obesity crisis, according to the deputy commissioner of the New York City...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

What causes ‘weight fate,’ and is it really inevitable?

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 21:00

WASHINGTON – Young children who are overweight are four times more likely to become obese as they age. Is this a sign that we are fated from youth to be a burden on the health care system, or are...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Fried foods may magnify genetic obesity risk

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 16:10

Frequent consumption of fried foods may exacerbate a genetic predisposition to obesity, according to results from a large cohort study that found a significant interaction between fried food...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

NASH liver transplant mortality differs from non-NASH

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

Cardiovascular complications and sepsis are two major concerns after liver transplant for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, more so than after liver transplant for other indications. The finding comes...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Obesity prevalence steady between 2003 and 2012

Posted on: 25/02/2014 - 21:00

The prevalence of obesity has not changed appreciably among children or adults in the United States between 2003 and 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, according to a report...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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