Obesity
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VIDEO: Angiogenesis has a role to play in NASH and NAFLD
BOSTON
Conference Coverage
The Liver Meeting 2016 debrief – key abstracts
BOSTON - Amid a plethora of quality research, several abstracts stood out at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver...
Conference Coverage
NAFLD can regress with weight loss, activity
BOSTON – All phenotypes of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can progress or regress even without pharmacologic intervention, according to a...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Don’t be surprised by weight gain in men after HCV cure
BOSTON
Conference Coverage
An enlightened approach to weight loss using liraglutide
It’s possible to identify by week 16 of liraglutide for weight loss which patients will go on to show clinically meaningful weight reduction at 56...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Pre–gastric bypass antibiotics alter gut microbiome
WASHINGTON – Antibiotics given in advance of gastric bypass surgery preferentially alter the microbiome, nudging it toward a more “lean”...
From the Journals
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease estimated to cost $103 billion annually
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is estimated to affect more than 64 million people each year in the United States, leading to medical costs of...
From the Journals
Patient-reported outcomes tied to long-term outcomes in bariatric surgery
A large study of patients who had bariatric surgery showed that patient-reported outcomes were correlated with long-term weight loss but not with...
News
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass associated with long-term weight loss
Key clinical point: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to higher percentages of weight loss at long-term follow-up. Major finding: Four years post...
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Study shows faster increase in obesity prevalence among cancer survivors
Key clinical point: Cancer survivors had a significantly faster increase in obesity prevalence compared with adults without a history of cancer....