Body Fat Composition Predicts Heart Disease & Diabetes in Patients With PsA
“Obesity is an important comorbidity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). While this is commonly assessed...
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Age at Puberty, BMI & MS Risk
Study results indicate that multiple sclerosis (MS) is approximately three times more common among...
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Patient Factors in Bariatric Surgery Choices
Gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are two commonly performed...
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Clinical Guidelines for Managing Obesity
According to published data, nearly 155 million adults in the United States are classified as...
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Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of...
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Gastric Bypass Surgery for Mild Obesity in Diabetics
In 2003, a study of more than 1,000 patients who underwent gastric bypass found that one-third of...
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AMA: Obesity Is a Disease. Do You Agree?
The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially labeled obesity as a disease in hopes that...
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Gastrointenstinal Symptoms in Obesity
In a meta-analysis, a team of Australian researchers found that upper abdominal pain, GERD,...
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BMI Predicts Postoperative 30-Day Mortality
Researchers at the University of Virginia have found that BMI appears to significantly predict...
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BMI, Surgery, & VTE Risk in Middle-Aged Women
The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) appears to be higher as BMI increases and when surgery is...
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New Guidelines for Assessing Adiposity
The rate of obesity in the United States has reached the epidemic level despite efforts by...
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The Effects of Weight on Disc Degeneration
Chinese research indicates that there appears to be a significant association between the...
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Obesity & BMI Levels Remain Steady
A study from researchers at the CDC has found that the prevalence of obesity did not appear to...
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CHD, Heart Transplantation, & Survival
Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) appear to have high 30-day mortality rates after heart...
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