Obese patients with type 2 diabetes and especially those diagnosed with recent diabetes should be prioritised for weight loss surgery over those patients with a higher BMI and diabetes. When taking healthcare costs into consideration many patients see a reversal of diabetes after surgery which means fewer expensive diabetes medication or treatment for diabetic related […]
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Obese Type 2 Diabetics Should Be Prioritised For Weight Loss Surgery
Type 2 Diabetes- Weight Loss Surgery Should NOT Be The Last Treatment Option
“Assessing The Obese Diabetic patient For Bariatric Surgery: Which Candidate Do I Choose?” So, you are diabetic and obese, the time has come to that stage where you are looking for weight loss options; whether it is surgical or non-surgical. While many people who are obese and diabetic do not consider weight loss to be […]
Australian GP’s Need Support To Manage Obesity
Australian GP’s need help to identify and manage obese patients Australian GP’s need more support to help them meet national guidelines to tackle obesity, according to research by Monash University and published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The study, “Obesity management in general practice: does current practice match guideline recommendations?” reports that GP’s are […]
Not Quite Over The Hill Yet!
Weight Loss Surgery For The Elderly? It has long been a controversial topic of whether it is indeed safe and effective for people over the age of 60 to undergo surgery, particularly in the form of laparoscopic gastric banding. In many countries, it is a well-established statistic that a significant portion of the over 60 […]
Men Do Not Seek Obesity Surgery As Soon As They Should!
Major Gender Disparity Among Bariatric Patients Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified demographic, socioeconomic and cultural factors that contribute to a major gender disparity among men and women undergoing weight loss surgery. The study, “Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Do Not Reach Obese Men” reported that 80% percent of […]
Do Weight Loss Supplements Really Work?
Weight Loss Dietary Supplements Need To Be Regulated Approximately 30% of adults in the US report using dietary supplements for weight loss, contributing to nearly US$2 billion a year on these products. However, many supplements have no evidence to support weight loss claims made on labels and in advertising. Four leading obesity research, treatment and […]
Link Between Vitamin A & Obesity
How Does Obesity Effect Vitamin A? So maybe you are wondering about why it is so dangerous to be overweight and obese; a recent study carried out has shown that obesity causes a vitamin A deficiency in the body by impairing its ability to use the vitamin A correctly. Why is vitamin A so important? […]
Suffering From Osteoarthritis? Weight Loss Surgery Could Be A Solution!
Effects Of Weight Loss On Osteoarthritis While bariatric surgery for weight loss has been known to provide many health benefits, its effect on osteoarthritis (OA) has not yet been much researched. All of this has now become a lot clearer due to research being carried out in the Cleveland Clinic. What has been found is […]
How Being Overweight Affects Your Joints
What’s The Link Between Obesity And Skeletal Health? At least 2 studies have now shown the negative impact that obesity can have on one’s skeletal health, thereby highlighting the importance of losing weight, especially through bariatric surgery when necessary. The first of the studies found a correlational link between obesity “and a higher risk for […]
Fertility In Obese Patients – Weight Loss Surgery
Are you thinking about starting a family? Worried about your weight and fertility? Then look no further than here. Excusing the ‘salesperson’ like questions, there has been a rather significant development in the empirical research surrounding bariatric surgery. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) has recently discovered that weight loss surgery improves female […]