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Bariatric surgery reduces risk of major cardiac events in patients with ob
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss or metabolic surgery, was associated with a 42% lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such as
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Obesity support group -A boon for obese patients
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22: To help people understand the importance of maintaining an optimum weight to lead a healthy life, Laparo Obeso Centre organized an obesity support group meeting in Mumbai where more than 100 patients had been participated and open up their weightless jo
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Study finds how body contouring affects long-term weight loss after bariat
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A study found that later body contouring to remove extra skin is not by itself related to long-term weight loss for individuals who underwent bariatric surgery and lost a significant amount of weight.
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Bariatric surgery might cut risk of obesity-related cancers: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2023, just 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow-up, compared to 8.9% of those who did not have a weight-loss treatment.
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Metabolic surgery works better than medications for advanced non-alcoholic
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A study has revealed that metabolic (bariatric) surgery is more effective than medications for the treatment of advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Metabolic surgery is more effective than medications for treatment of meta
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A study has found that metabolic (bariatric) surgery is more effective than medications for the treatment of advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Bariatric surgery may reverse diabetes complications for people with obesi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A research team led by the University of Michigan Health Department of Neurology followed more than 120 patients who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity over two years after the procedure. They found that all metabolic risk factors for developing diabetes, such as high glucose and lipid
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Drugs could replicate the long-term benefits of Bariatric Surgery: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Gastric bypass and related procedures, known collectively as bariatric surgery, offer one solution, often resulting in lasting weight loss and even remission of diabetes. But these operations carry risk, aren't suitable for everyone and aren't accessible for many of the hundreds of millions
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Researchers reveal how local grocery stores affect patients post weight-lo
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The ability to walk to a nearby grocery store may be a crucial factor in determining how much weight a patient loses over the long run after bariatric surgery.
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Researchers reveal how nearby food stores affect patients after weight-los
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to new research, being able to walk to a nearby food retail shop may be a key determinant in long-term weight loss following bariatric surgery.
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500 obesity surgeons, 25 foreign experts attended 20th annual conference o
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI/NewsReach): The Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) is hosting its 20th annual conference from March 1-4, 2023, at the Hotel J W Marriott, Sahar in Mumbai, with around 500 doctors in attendance from across India. The conference,
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Problems with alcohol increase after weight-loss surgery in adolescence: R
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Youth who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery as teenagers are at heightened risk for alcohol use, according to the first study to document long-term alcohol use and associated issues in this population. Researchers found that after eight years, nearly half of the study participants ha
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