June 23rd, 2021Canadian researchers have found that obese people who had bariatric surgery to reduce their weight appeared to get an added benefit of a markedly reduced risk of stroke...
April 7th, 2021Bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of cancer – and especially obesity-related cancers – by as much as half in certain individuals, according to a...
A Swedish study of individuals who underwent a six-week low-calorie diet followed by a bariatric operation found that improvements in several health markers were an...Surgery
Weight-loss surgery has more benefits than simply slimming a patient down, it may also result in lasting improvements to sexual functioning, Reuters Health reports a...Addiction Research
US scientists believe they may be on to a possible cure for cocaine addiction with the help of bile acids, the gut compounds used for digestion, writes Colm Gorey for...
January 17th, 2018
Obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery have half the risk of death, compared with those tackling their weight through diet and behaviour alone, a large...
The cost of treating ill health caused by obesity around the world will top $1.2tn every year from 2025 unless more is done to check the rapidly worsening epidemic,...Dietetics
A swallowable intragastric balloon which is filled with water while in the stomach, can help obese people to lose large amounts of weight without invasive surgery, found...Cardiovascular
Obese people who get surgery to lose weight have half the risk of developing heart failure compared to patients who make lifestyle changes to shed excess pounds, a...Dietetics
The brain’s reward centres in severely obese women continue to respond to food cues even after they’ve eaten and are no longer hungry, according to a University of...
