Posts tagged obesity
Surprising Misperceptions About Weight Status and Obesity Health Risks
Although the majority of the American public views obesity as a serious public health issue, a surprising number tend to misperceive their own weight status and do not fully understand all the health consequences of being obese, according to results from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey. The results showed that nearly [...]
Read the full article →Fight for Bariatric Coverage as Essential Benefit
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is in Washington DC today to host a Congressional Briefing on obesity treatment and to urge Senate offices to sign the Akaka/Inouye letter to HHS supporting coverage of obesity treatment in the essential benefits package. The OAC briefing being presented is entitled “Often Stigmatized, Rarely Treated, Affecting Millions — The [...]
Read the full article →Diet and Exercise Programs Useless for Obese
An opinion article recently published in The Medical Journal of Australia calls for the greater use of bariatric surgery, citing the high failure rate of diet and exercise programs in helping obese people maintain long-term weight loss. Newly discovered biology about the body shows “that once someone becomes overweight, that state is physiologically defended” by [...]
Read the full article →Weight Loss Surgery Can Reverse Heart Damage
The results of a new study published in the February 8th issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology indicate that weight loss surgery can reverse heart damage caused by obesity. Obesity is associated with compromised heart function and several forms of heart disease. Not only does excess body weight affect heart health indirectly, [...]
Read the full article →abiliti System for Weight Loss Receives CE Mark Approval
The abiliti system by IntraPace has received CE Mark approval in the European Union as a treatment for obesity. While still considered an investigational device in the United States, this certification indicates that the weight loss treatment has met the requirements for commercial marketing in Europe. Unlike current methods of weight loss surgery which restrict [...]
Read the full article →TOGA Weight Loss Procedure A Top Ten Medical Innovation
The TOGA System, an endoscopic weight loss procedure for obesity, has been named one of the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2011 by a panel of physicians and scientists at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2010 Medical Innovations Summit. This designation is awarded to up-and-coming technologies that will have “significant clinical impact and offer significant patients benefit [...]
Read the full article →Unraveling Mechanism Behind Food Addiction and Obesity
Researchers at the University of Alberta have found that dopamine, a chemical involved in the reward and pleasure system of the brain, is also connected to cellular memory. Scientists have known for some time that the brain releases dopamine in response to a rewarding stimulus, such as food or drugs, but this is the first [...]
Read the full article →Treating Obesity: Bariatricians vs Bariatric Surgeons
Obesity affects more than two-thirds of all adults in the United States. More than an issue of appearance, it is a disease that compromises the health and quality of life of millions of men and women. Treating obesity is of utmost importance to the future well-being of individuals and society alike. As with any other [...]
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