Overweight - Obesity
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Overweight - Obesity
NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Obesity
"Obesity is also defined as a BMI (body mass index) over 30 kg/m2. Patients with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight, but not obese. … Obesity increases a person's risk of illness and death due to diabetes, stroke, coronary artery disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, and kidney and gallbladder disorders. Obesity may increase the risk for some types of cancer. It is also a risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis and sleep apnea. Genetic factors play some part in the development of obesity -- children of obese parents are 10 times more likely to be obese than children with parents of normal weight."
Highlighted Article[Lifestyle intervention in the treatment of severe obesity.] (Ugeskr Laeger. 2006)
"CONCLUSION: After 15 weeks of intensive lifestyle intervention, there were significant improvements in aerobic fitness and metabolic risk parameters, and the observed weight loss was equivalent to that obtained by surgical treatment. Decisive in the choice of obesity treatment will continue to be the extent of success in permanent weight loss."
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Prolonged Loop Diuretic Use Linked to Higher Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women "Loop diuretics promote increased urinary calcium excretion and may promote reduced BMD. However, their effects on BMD measured in clinical trials have been mixed. In addition, some, but not all, research has suggested that loop diuretics may increase the risk for falls. . Loop diuretics may promote an increased risk for fracture through their potential effects on increasing renal calcium excretion and increasing the risk for falls. In the current study of postmenopausal women, the use of loop diuretics did not independently increase the overall risk for fracture or fall. Loop diuretics also did not promote faster loss of BMD. However, the use of loop diuretics for more than 3 years was associated with a modest increase in the risk for fracture."
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FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products
Guidelines
NGC - SAGES guideline for clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery. (2008)
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FDA - Drug Interactions: What You Should Know
NIH - Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Information
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NIH - Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Prevent Medical Complications Of Obesity, Study Suggests "According to a recent study, diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids protect the liver from damage caused by obesity and the insulin resistance it provokes. This research should give doctors and nutritionists valuable information when recommending and formulating weight-loss diets and help explain why some obese patients are more likely to suffer some complications associated with obesity. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in canola oil and fish."
Surgery
Superobesity," Chronic Disease Burden Associated With Risk Of Death Following Bariatric Surgery
Superobesity, Greater Chronic Disease Burden Linked to Higher Mortality After Bariatric Surgery
Video: Gastric bypass surgery for weight loss
Is Weight Loss More Successful After Gastric Bypass than Gastric Banding for Obese Patients? (Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009)
NIH Study Finds Low Short-term Risks After Bariatric Surgery for Extreme Obesity “Less than 1 percent (0.3 percent) of patients died within 30 days of surgery, further supporting the short-term safety of bariatric surgery as a treatment for patients with extreme obesity. Bariatric surgery can have dramatic health benefits — such as improved blood sugar control or even reversal of type 2 diabetes. But it also carries serious risks, including death. The LABS-1 study aimed to evaluate the short-term safety of bariatric surgery to help doctors and patients understand the risks. “
Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (NEJM 2009)
Management of complications after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. (Minerva Chir. 2009)
The Gastric Band: First-Choice Procedure for Obesity Surgery. (World J Surg. 2009)
Bariatric Surgery Increases Fracture Risk
Surgery for obesity. (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009) “CONCLUSIONS: Surgery is more effective than conventional management. Certain procedures produce greater weight loss, but data are limited. The evidence on safety is even less clear. Due to limited evidence and poor quality of the trials, caution is required when interpreting comparative safety and effectiveness.”
Weight loss enhances obese men's sexual well-being “The heavier the men were, the lower their testosterone, and the more likely they were to report dissatisfaction with their sex lives-especially avoiding sexual encounters and having difficulty performing sexually. Two years later, the men who'd had weight loss surgery had dropped an average of nearly 17 points from their BMI. Their estrogen levels had fallen significantly, while their testosterone levels had gone up. And all showed improvements on each of the four measures of sexual quality of life the researchers looked at: they were less likely to avoid sexual encounters, have difficulty with sexual performance, have little sexual desire, or report not enjoying sex.”
Incidence of bone loss, falls, and fractures after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. ( Appl Nurs Res. 2009) "The results from this study clearly indicate a need for early recognition of bone loss in this population so that timely interventions can be initiated to prevent further loss and subsequent fractures."
Clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery: an evidence-based review. (Surg Endosc. 2009)
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