ALLMedicine™ Obesity Center

Nov 25th, 2020 - Long-term BAROS scores and independent obesity-related co-morbidity predictors of failure following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.|2020|John S,Bindal V,Dudeja U,|

Nov 25th, 2020 - Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is present in 80% of patients evaluated for bariatric surgery (BS). Extensive evaluation is not widely available, but treatment is mandatory for severe cases. The Snore, Tiredness, Observed apneas ...

Nov 25th, 2020 - Indonesia's dramatic rise in chronic disease belies their relatively low obesity prevalence. This study provides normative iDXA and anthropometry measures in an Indonesian cohort. We also compare obesity prevalence determined by traditional measur...

Nov 25th, 2020 - To determine if adults with overweight or obesity received counselling from their healthcare providers (HCPs) to lose weight and/or adopt healthful behaviours associated with weight loss, and whether they took action on their HCPs' recommendations...

Nov 25th, 2020 - A few major clinical factors such as sex, obesity or comorbidities have already been associated with COVID-19 severity, but there is a need to identify new epidemiological, clinical, digital and biological characteristics associated with severity ...

Oct 8th, 2020 - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) currently represents an epidemic worldwide. NAFLD is the most frequently diagnosed chronic liver disease, affecting 20-30% of the general population. Furthermore, its prevalence is predicted to increase ex...

Aug 17th, 2020 - As the prevalence of obesity continues to rise, increasing numbers of patients undergo bariatric surgery. Management of adverse events of bariatric surgery may be challenging and often requires a multidisciplinary approach. Endoscopic intervention...

Aug 10th, 2020 - Many studies have reported a positive association between diabetes and kidney cancer. However, it is unclear whether diabetes is a risk factor for kidney cancer independent of other risk factors, such as obesity and hypertension. We comprehensivel...

Jul 1st, 2020 - Chronic metabolic alterations such as post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM), dyslipidaemias and overweight/obesity significantly impact on kidney transplant (KT) outcomes. This joint position statement is based on the evidence on the management...

Jun 30th, 2020 - Bariatric/metabolic surgery was paused during the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact of social confinement and the interruption of this surgery on the population with obesity has been underestimated, with weight gain and worsened comorbidities. Some ca...

Nov 25th, 2020 - Long-term BAROS scores and independent obesity-related co-morbidity predictors of failure following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.|2020|John S,Bindal V,Dudeja U,|

Nov 25th, 2020 - Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is present in 80% of patients evaluated for bariatric surgery (BS). Extensive evaluation is not widely available, but treatment is mandatory for severe cases. The Snore, Tiredness, Observed apneas ...

Nov 25th, 2020 - Indonesia's dramatic rise in chronic disease belies their relatively low obesity prevalence. This study provides normative iDXA and anthropometry measures in an Indonesian cohort. We also compare obesity prevalence determined by traditional measur...

Nov 25th, 2020 - To determine if adults with overweight or obesity received counselling from their healthcare providers (HCPs) to lose weight and/or adopt healthful behaviours associated with weight loss, and whether they took action on their HCPs' recommendations...

Nov 25th, 2020 - A few major clinical factors such as sex, obesity or comorbidities have already been associated with COVID-19 severity, but there is a need to identify new epidemiological, clinical, digital and biological characteristics associated with severity ...

Nov 19th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - The incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising among children, but not all youth with obesity are getting recommended screening, a study in California suggests. Researchers examined electronic health record ...

Nov 16th, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced changes to the delivery of an obesity management programme but it has also shone a light on the potential for better integration of specialist weight management services for severely obese individuals, says th...

Nov 16th, 2020 - In November 2020, the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society published guidelines for biochemical monitoring and micronutrient replacement in patients who undergo bariatric surgery.[1] Preoperative Nutritional Assessment A comprehensive nut...

Nov 16th, 2020 - In November 2020, the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society published guidelines for biochemical monitoring and micronutrient replacement in patients who undergo bariatric surgery.[1] Preoperative Nutritional Assessment A comprehensive nut...

Nov 15th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. As study after study piles up showing that those with obesity who become infected with SARS-CoV-2. are more likely to have severe disease, Medscap...